"I'm sorry my lovely Beren, that there was not enough time, for me to tell you more, that I love you"

Inspired by a poem of the same title, a collection of words by Daniel Rowbotham following the loss of his daughter in 2008. When asked about the apparent hidden meanings, he replied:

"I had been guided to write everything down, as my head was in a mess. It was the time when Beren was in the chapel of rest around the corner at the undertakers. I woke with a start, sat up scribbled, crashed back into deep sleep. This happened again not long after, the result is the words printed on the sheet unaltered, unedited. It is remarkable that you have found such fantastic meanings in them."

Produced for Menigitis Research Foundation - UK and dedicated to my niece, Beren Rowbotham, who at the age of ten lost her fight against meningitis (meningococcal septicaemia). The opening title was written by her older sister Cendl.

A special thanks to the following, for their generosity in donating their time, energy and support for free, without much notice and with a tight schedule. I shall remain eternally grateful to them.

"Not Enough Time" - A poem by Daniel Rowbotham

Duration: 6'25"
Original music - Sandro Di Stefano Main theme: "Pia Madre" - Copyright 2011 - Siae (IT)
Orchestrated and conducted by the author
Soundtrack recorded and mixed by IGS multimedia company (Ceccano, IT)
Italian voice - Maurizio Busato
Voice recording - Federico Pelle - THE BASEMENT (Vicenza, IT)
English Voices - Daniel Rowbotham, Marcello Mazzilli
Additional words - Cendl Rowbotham
Translations - Silvia Tiso

Software: Wings Platinum 4
Format: 2,35:1
Year: 2011

Images and data information - purchased online from various contributors and from the Meningitis Research Foundation

Alex Rowbotham
Born 1964 near Manchester. Alex is a British artist and freelance designer. He is passionate about projections, whether on a screen or on a building, his specialisms stem from his 25+ years as photographer and multimedia designer.

Since completing his art school education of film, photography and television in the late 80's, Alex has pursued a learning curve of ever-changing methodology and girth of expanding media technology. His primary passion is with the 'third' image created once by over-lapping multiple slide projectors used to create presentations within the audio visual arts and industry. This 'third' eye is now focused upon structures and buildings with cultural heritage. His work has taken him around Europe and the Middle East, travel has been an important part of his inspiration for his personal work and development.

Whilst working in London, Alex found himself drawn to the many media festivals at home and abroad and it was in the early 90's that he first traveled to Italy for the AMV festival in Rieti. Although this no longer exists it put him on the road to many other festivals and picking up awards in USA for interactive interface design of (then new) CDRom media. Perhaps more importantly he has met many like-minded professional artists with whom he collaborates with.

He had several contracts providing art direction and design in Rome and in the Netherlands before deciding to make South Tyrol his home. In 2007 Luce Dipinta was formed, in which he took the roll of creative director, to realize the Painting with Light Festivals. He now lives in Lana with his family.