Details

First Name

Rebekah

Last Name

Tolley

Username

RebTollGeo

Website

rebekahtolleygeorgiou.art

Region

Scottish Borders

Disciplines

Drawing, Film, Illustration, Installation, Moving Image, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sound

Themes

Abstract, Environment, Figurative, Geometric, Identity, Site-specific, Narratives

Statement

Statement

My work explores the poetic intersections of sound, image, memory, and place. I’m interested in what is hidden, overlooked, or fading — and in how technology can help us tune into the quiet frequencies of human and non-human experience. Whether working in film, audio, or installation, I seek to create space for reflection, connection, and radical empathy.

At the heart of my practice is a belief in storytelling as a vital tool…not only for expression, but for restoration. I am drawn to environments that carry layered histories, especially those shaped by social or ecological transitions. I often work with archival material, field recordings, or live environmental data to uncover emotional landscapes and reveal the presence of absence.

My artistic approach is rooted in careful listening: to people, to places, and to the silences in between. I embrace collaboration…whether with communities, natural systems, or emerging technologies…and view co-creation as a political and poetic act. In recent years, this has included immersive audio installations and ‘radio-films’, launching a new digital art movement (Digitalism), and creating BBC Radio 3’s Slow Radio: Coventry’s Riley Square, a sound portrait of post-war hope and quiet resistance.

I also work to support others in finding their creative voice. Whether mentoring young filmmakers, teaching digital arts, or curating new platforms for emerging artists, I see facilitation as inseparable from creation. My own work is driven by the same impulse: to notice more deeply, to feel more fully, and to imagine new ways of being…with each other and with the world.