Simon Aeppli studied film at Gwent College of Higher Education in Wales from 1991-93 and then BA (Hons) Fine Art at the University of Wales Institute in Cardiff from 1995-97. Since graduating, he has worked predominately with digital video, creating work that has been screened at festivals and artist events in Britain and abroad. Recently, his work has shifted towards documentary and has been commissioned by UK broadcasters on ITV, FIVE and Current TV. He also works as a part-time lecturer in BA Fine Art at the University of Wales Institute and teaches documentary production for the Documentary Filmmakers Group on their courses in Poland, Morocco and London.

Keeping scrapbooks have been central to my practice as a filmmaker for the last ten years. These books are made from photographs, photocopied and found images, written fragments, quotes, letters, lists and my own fictitious notations. Secondhand daylight is the first in a series of videos that use my scrapbooks as a starting point for a moving image work. The video itself becomes a type of scrapbook as I interweave video footage I have collected over the years with images from the books. Secondhand daylight is an experimental narrative that explores place, memory and obsession.