September Festivals

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This week, my video Colorful Colorado Nails screens at two fantastic film and experimental media art festivals!

On Friday, September 19th at 5:30pm, Colorful Colorado Nails will have its Midwest premiere at Chicago Underground Film Festival in the Shorts 5: Vox Machinarum program alongside works by friends James Connolly, Darrin Martin, Jesse Malmed & many more! This is my fifth time screening at CUFF and I'm absolutely thrilled to be a part of the longest running underground film festival in the world once again! On Saturday, September 20th at 5:30pm, Colorful Colorado Nails will have its Colorado premiere at Denver Digerati Experimental Media Festival in the Threaded Gestures program! I’m so excited to screen this video in the beautiful state of Colorado where it was shot during the summer of 2024.

Thank you to the programmers for screening my work! If you are in the area, I hope you will check out the festivals!

Video Sync

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Video Sync 2025 starts tomorrow! From August 15th -17th, video artists, toolmakers, and performers are gathering at the Lloyd Center in Portland, Oregon to share their love of all things video. Tickets are on sale now at https://videosync.xyz. Presented by Synth Library Portland.

I’m excited to screen two single-channel videos: Colorful Colorado Nails and Eight-Minute Romp Through SAIC’s Sandin Image Processor (in collaboration with James Connolly) alongside SO many fellow videofreex: @aimlessdaydreamer ⚡️ @alexpelly ⚡️ @andrei_jay_video_wizard ⚡️ @cskonopka ⚡️ @cyberboy666 ⚡️ @evaguila ⚡️ @glitchartistscollective ⚡️ @glitchwerks ⚡️ @kevin.kripper ⚡️ @htp.syntonie ⚡️ @isorhythmics ⚡️ @joncates ⚡️ @jxconno ⚡️ @liquidlightlab ⚡️ @lzxindustries ⚡️ @madonno_productions ⚡️ @mysticcircuits ⚡️ @pbalpbal ⚡️ @sarahsarahturnerturner2 ⚡️ @schlappi_engineering ⚡️ @schwwaaa ⚡️ @strange.rays ⚡️ @synthlibraryportland ⚡️ @twoeggshomefriesryetoast ⚡️ @videoactive_avocado ⚡️ @vsynth74 and more!

Sadly, I’m not able to be there in the flesh, only in spirit! Thank you Andrei Jay for organizing this epic event!

April Festivals & EMAF Award

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This month I’m screening new video work at three film, video, and media art festivals!

Next Tuesday, April 8th at 1pm, my video in collaboration with James Connolly, Eight-Minute Romp Through SAIC’s Sandin Image Processor, will have its U.S. festival premiere at Athens International Film + Video Festival (AIFVF) in Athens, Ohio in the Watching and Being Watched – Short Films program. James and I both screened videos at the 2018 AIFVF and are excited to be a part of this fantastic festival again!

On Wednesday, April 16th at 3pm, my video, Colorful Colorado Nails, will have its world festival premiere at Experiments in Cinema v20.0 (EIC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the first shorts program, Experiment 1. This is my second time screening at EIC and I'm thrilled to participate again!

On Saturday, April 26th at 11am, Colorful Colorado Nails will have its European premiere at European Media Art Festival (EMAF) in Osnabrück, Germany in the A Deflected Signal program. This is my fifth time showing work at EMAF, which has a very special place in my heart as it was the first festival I ever screened in way back in 2002, while an undergraduate BFA student at Alfred University. This year, I am honored that Colorful Colorado Nails is one of 31 shorts chosen to be part of the International Selection and will receive an EMAF Award along with a monetary prize.

Essay in Leonardo Journal, Published by The MIT Press

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I'm thrilled to share that my essay, (Nip)ulations: The Nipulator Electronic Bra and the Embodiment of the Image Processing Tool, is included in Volume 57, Issue 6 of Leonardo journal, as part of the special section, Histories, Legacies, and Futures of Image-Processing. Published by The MIT Press, Leonardo is the leading international peer-reviewed journal on the use of contemporary science and technology in the arts and music and the application and influence of the arts and humanities on science and technology. A large portion of 2024 was spent working on this essay and it's wonderful to see it finally released out in the world. The issue contains a fascinating collection of essays including writing by Christopher King (Video Circuits), Derek Holzer, an interview with LoVid by Gregory Zinman, and much more. I'm very grateful to co-editer Helena Shaskevich for the invitation to contribute. Print copies of the issue may be ordered here. I hope you enjoy it!

VIDEODOME

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One week from today my new videos, Colorful Colorado Nails and Eight-Minute Romp Through SAIC's Sandin Image Processor will screen at VIDEODOME in Gowanus, Brooklyn! Come check out a fantastic program of experimental film/video/animation! VIDEODOME is a fundraiser for a good cause! All proceeds will help Christine Campbell, a black disabled trans woman in need of funds for basic quality of life (food, toilet paper, clothing, etc.). Thank you, Dylan Mars Greenberg, for organizing this series and screening my work! Hope to see you there!

Intermediale Festival Videosyntezy 3

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Today at 1pm EST! My new video in collaboration with James Connolly, Eight-Minute Romp Through SAIC’s Sandin Image Processor, will be available to watch on YouTube & Facebook as part of Intermediale Festival's Videosynteszy 3 online exhibition! Excited to be amongst such a great group of fellow video artists in this exhibition which has been IRL in Legnica, Poland for the past month, including: 👏 @meudiademorte 👏 @autr.tv 👏 @cinema.av 👏 @andrei_jay_video_wizard 👏 @marblemonmon 👏 @s_pirler 👏 @zenithfoundation 👏 @tkbuhler 👏 @isorhythmics 👏 @kevinautomaton 👏 @robertblisek 👏 @twoeggshomefriesryetoast 👏 and many more! Thank you, Intermediale Festival! I hope you will check it out!

WISE at Wavefield: Signal to Noise

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This Saturday I’m premiering TWO new single-channel videos, Colorful Colorado Nails and Eight-Minute Romp Through SAIC's Sandin Image Processor, at WISE at Wavefield: Signal to Noise in Bushwick, Brooklyn! An evening of video art, electronics, sound, performances/activations curated by @women_innovating_sound. WISE: Women Innovating Sound Experience is a curatorial platform that highlights women and non-binary artists working in experimental sound and media arts. ⚡️7pm Doors ⚡️7:30pm Show ⚡️RSVP for Address. Featuring: 🔥 @cadadosis 🔥 @jenn8grossman 🔥 @casualsalad 🔥 @sapphostraphouse 🔥 @octonomy. Thank you, Jenn Grossman for including my work and Wavefield for hosting. See you there!

30th Chicago Underground Film Festival

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I’m thrilled that Four-Minute Romp Through Alfred’s Sandin Image Processor will have it’s midwest premiere at the 30th Chicago Underground Film Festival! My video will screen on Saturday, September 16th at 7pm and on Sunday, September 17th at 12pm at Harper Theater in a program called Shorts 10: Un-Tidal Transformations alongside some fantastic filmmakers including Jesse Malmed, Annabella Schnabel, Jennet Thomas & more! Click here for the full schedule. CUFF is one of my all-time favorite festivals and I’m so excited to return to Chicago in September to attend! Can’t wait to see you there!

VIDEODOME

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Looking forward to screening Four-Minute Romp Through Alfred’s Sandin Image Processor along with a few other single-channel videos at 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐄, a group show programmed by Dylan Mars Greenberg at Lucky 13 Saloon in Gowanus, Brooklyn, on Wednesday, July 26th at 8:00pm! This event is a fundraiser for Christine Campbell, a black, disabled, trans woman who needs our help and mutual aid. 100% of the proceeds will go to Christine. Hope to see you there!

Femtasia Fest

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Very excited that Four-Minute Romp Through Alfred’s Sandin Image Processor will have it’s West Coast premiere at Femtasia Fest (formerly Les Femmes Underground International Film Festival) in Los Angeles, California on March 23rd!  My video will screen at 7:00pm in a program called “Belladonna of Madness” and the festival will take place at WHAMMY! Analog Media. Click here to get your tickets. I will be in L.A. for the show so I hope to see you there!

Transient Visions: Festival of the Moving Image

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Four-Minute Romp Through Alfred’s Sandin Image Processor will have its festival world premiere at Transient Visions: Festival of the Moving Image at Spool Contemporary Art Space in Johnson City, NY! My video will screen on Saturday, October 22nd at 8pm in a program called "The Processed Image", programmed by Brian Murphy. The program will include works by Sara Bonaventura, Barbara Lattanzi, Scott Kiernan, and Eric Souther, among others. For the full festival program, click here. I will be in attendance! Please come out and see the show if you’re in upstate New York!

Hexafloralia

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This Saturday, May 7th, I’m showing my new video, Four-Minute Romp Through Alfred’s Sandin Image Processor, at Phase Space in Bushwick, Brooklyn! I’m really psyched to be a part of this group exhibition and I hope to see you there! RSVP for address: https://withfriends.co/phase_space. Featuring performances and installations by: @insomniachotel ⚡️ @emuaudiovisual ⚡️ @cskonopka ⚡️ @hypermosh ⚡️ @__landbuoy ⚡️ @ivymeadows ⚡️ @valeriadivinorum ⚡️ @monypnyc ⚡️ @andrei_jay_video_wizard ⚡️ @palomakop & more! Poster by Paloma Kop.

Institute for Electronic Arts Residency

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Last month’s Electronic Media & Film residency at the Institute for Electronic Arts (IEA) in Alfred, NY was super productive- I shot two new videos in five days! The first, Natural Woman (which will be part of my upcoming feature-length project, Twist), was shot in The Division of Expanded Media’s Immersive Gallery. In this video, I performed Aretha Franklin’s “You Make Me Feel Like (A Natural Woman)” while processing my voice in real-time using my elecronic bra, “The Nipulator 2.0.” The second video, Sandin Nails (working title) was shot in the Junior/Senior Video Studio using Alfred’s historic Sandin Image Processor. The output of the Sandin was chromakeyed in real-time onto my green screen-colored nails using TouchDesigner software. This piece is currently in post-production and coming soon!

It was incredibly meaningful (and nostalgic) to return to my alma mater, the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, to make new artwork. Alfred is where I became a video artist 21 years ago and my residency was filled with the same energy of excitement and experimentation that fueled me back in my undergraduate days. Much about Alfred has changed since then (new people, buildings, galleries, restaurants, etc.) but its unique spirit has stayed the same. I’m immensely grateful to the Institute for Electronic Arts for this opportunity, and especially thankful to Kevin Kripper, Dave Mosier, Leslie Rollins, Joseph Scheer, Eric Souther, and Sarah Turner for their warm welcome, and generous support of my projects. Until next time!

The 47th & 48th Athens International Film + Video Festival

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Tomorrow, Memory screens at the 47th & 48th Athens International Film + Video Festival in Athens, Ohio! My video will show at 3:30pm in a program called "Computer Vision- Shorts 2020" alongside some great makers including my good friends Monica Duncan & Senem Pirler. This is the first in-person screening of my work since January 2020! The 10-day moving image extravaganza is filled with amazing programs that include films & videos made by many other friends of mine- too many to list. Congratulations to festival director David Colagiovanni, all the festival organizers, and everyone involved! Wish I could be there… If you’re in the area, don’t miss it!

Paradoxical Objects: Video Sculpture Art from 1968 to Today

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I’m honored to be a part of Paradoxical Objects: Video Sculpture Art from 1968 to Today, curated by Peggy Schoenegge and Sue Bachmeier of Berlin-based exhibition platform, peer to space. This extensive survey includes so many outstanding media artists including Benton C. Bainbridge, Claudia Hart, Faith Holland, Tony Ousler, Wolf Vostell, and many more. It’s a pleasure to show alongside my dear friend James Connolly, IDM NYU colleague Carla Gannis, and a thrill to see my name sandwiched between “Father of Video Art”, Nam June Paik, and one of my favorite contemporary artists, Taezoo Park! The website is designed by Camilla Murgio. Please check out the show!

WINNIPEG UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL (ONLINE ONLY EDITiON)

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This Sunday, June 6th, Memory screens at the 8th Winnipeg Underground Film Festival (online only edition)! My video will show at 10pm CDT/11pm EST in a program called "Fan Club" alongside some fantastic filmmakers including Mike Hoolboom, Sky Hopinka, Deborah Stratman & more. I'll also be participating in a live Q&A after the screening! The entire festival is free and may be accessed via WUFF's homepage. Please check it out!

Rescheduled Athens International Film + Video Festival and Institute for Electronic Arts Residency

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Great news! A festival and an artist's residency that were planned for 2020, then postponed due to COVID-19, have been rescheduled for 2021.

Memory will screen at the 47th and 48th Athens International Film + Video Festival (AIFVF) in Athens, Ohio, which will now take place October 15 - 24, 2021. Details about the festival schedule will be released as we get closer.

My Electronic Media & Film residency at the Institute for Electronic Arts (IEA) in Alfred, NY, has been rescheduled for November 8 - 12, 2021. Can't wait to return to my alma matter, the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, for the first time in 12 years! I plan to use the amazing, one-of-a-kind facilities at the IEA to shoot and process my upcoming feature-length project, Twist (which is currently in pre-production).

Thank you, AIFVF & IEA, for these opportunities. Looking forward!

#southwesternpole

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New work! Hand-knit color bars designed in a vertical orientation for Jesse Malmed’s #southwesternpole, an offshoot of his Chicago-based #westernpole project. This project was so fun to make… many thanks to Jesse for the invite!

Ephemeris Time: Phase Space and Scanlines.xyz Present a Solar New Year A/V Show

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Memory will stream this Wednesday night in Ephemeris Time: Phase Space and Scanlines.xyz Present a Solar New Year A/V Show. Psyched to be a part of this sick lineup that includes Alex Pelly & Oren Kolin, Flor De Fuego, Video Auntie, Pixelflowers, A Bill Miller, Eric Schlappi, Irfan Brkovic, Kit Young, XZX/Nighteyes, Serpienta Roja, Knob Fondler, Nam.June.Pain, and Sol Sarratea. Many thanks to Andrei Jay for organizing! Please tune in! 7pm EST, www.scanlines.xyz.