3 years ago, I had the honor of being part of the inaugural Upstream Artist Residency in Oakhurst, California, where I spent my days surrounded by nature, experimenting with cyanotype on film.
Hereās an excerpt from the film I worked on during my time there.
Iām so grateful for that experience and even more excited to be included in Upstreamās 3-year anniversary exhibition, featuring the work of 20 artists from across the residency.
Thank you to @hotwater_cloud@charlottewendylaw@thinkmaya and @kolari for making this all possible š
Opening this Friday, April 17, 5ā9pm, On view April 17 ā May 2, Dream Farm Commons, Oakland, California
Happy New Year!
Iām kicking it off with a project that Iām stoked to share with you.
Last year, I made Axis of Becoming - a projection piece designed for the Daniels & Fisher Tower in Denver - which will be playing throughout January as part of @night_lights_denver
Axis is an abstract animation made from scanned junk mail and reflective paper, projected to fit the structure of the tower. During the process, I was thinking about chaos, information overload, and the narratives weāre asked to accept, and what happens when light hits it all. Even in the noise, whatās been buried starts to surface.
Thank you so much to David Moke and the @denvertheatredistrict
I am so grateful for the opportunity to see and share at this scale.
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#experimentalanimation #collageanimation #projectionmapping
My animated piece Aura Drift was commissioned to light up the top of Salesforce Tower in San Francisco throughout November ā with special showings on Thanksgiving weekend.
This work is dedicated to my parents, friends, pup, and all those whoāve crossed the veil. May it guide them beyond, glowing above the city every night from midnight to 1 AM.
Created in collaboration with @jimcampbell_studio , @emmastrebel@salesforce and displayed via @Salesforce_towertop_art , this project was a dream come true. Thank you for letting me share this with SF.
Animation | Experimental Visuals | Public ArtāØ#Salesforce #AuraDrift #ExperimentalAnimation #ArtistForHire
šæCyanotype on film šļø
A throwback from my artist residency at @_up_stream
I prepped and transferred most of the film at home, spending hours testing exposures and textures there. It didnāt go smoothly at first. I panicked a little haha, but when a frame finally came out right it was pure joy, relief, and totally addictive. I learned so much during my time at Upstream.
Watching the picture appear on the film is something Iāll never get tired of. š
#Cyanotype #35mmfilm #16mmfilm #film
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šµmusic by my super talented amigo @treelijah
šLife is Suffering (2020) Spirit Bangs
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#experimentalanimation #toonsquid #animation @nprmusic #tinydesk
āŗscraps
Scraps from the paper I used to protect my light box while hand-painting film. Iāve always felt the leftovers from a project still carry creative energy. Then I tried a square hole punch, loved the sound, and started seeing the pieces as frames. No plan, just free-flow animation. Stream of consciousness. Oddly satisfying in every way.
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#scarps #animation @posca_usa #recycle
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I often feel like manipulating film digitally is sacrilegious, and yet I canāt stop.
This strip canāt be projected in a traditional way for many reasons; Even if it could, it would flash by faster than the blink of an eye, like a glimpse into another dimension.
Still, it holds time and motion inside something no bigger than an armās length.
A different kind of canvas, one that can expand to the size of a wall or shrink into the palm of your hand. š¤³
#experimentalanimation #directanimation #film #35mmfilm
