Aural History, a new online exhibition presented by the British Artists’ Film and Video Study Collection, revisits the early history of the London Filmmakers’ Film Co-op.

The exhibition is based on interviews with some of the most influential London Filmmakers' Co-op members. They were recorded by the scholar and Film Co-op activist Deke Dusinberre in 1975 as he worked on his PhD thesis 'English Avant-Garde Cinema' at the Slade School of Art.

The audio exhibition uses clips from these interviews to construct a fresh account of the early days of the London Filmmakers' Co-op. The interviews help to trace the Co-ops origins as a part-time amateur film society in suburban London to a full-time film-makers collective.

Aural History was created by Maxa Zoller, and includes contributions from Bob Cobbing, Raymond Durgnat, Stephen Dwoskin, Malcolm Le Grice and Peter Gidal.

Established in 2000, the British Artists' Film and Video Study Collection is a research project concentrating on the history of artists' film and video in Britain.

The Study Collection is a unique resource, comprising an extensive range of reference materials including video copies of artists' works, still images, historical posters, publicity materials, paper documentation and a publications library.

Study Collection projects include: a series of specially curated online exhibitions drawing on material from the collection; a database of known British artists and titles; A Century of Artists' Film in Britain, a major exhibition survey at Tate Britain which ran from 19 May 2003 to 18 April 2004; and research papers relating to the study of British artists' film and video.

Listen to Aural History now on the Study Collection website.