Last week in Seattle, I had the pleasure of speaking to three classes about my very first video work: «Ya no hay pájaros en los nidos de ayer» («There are no birds in the nests of yesterday»). Special thanks to Michael Harper for bringing me to visit his classes and screen the film.
Notes - HAFT-SEEN @ EPALF and Whitsell Auditorium /
HAFT-SEEN screened twice at EPALF (East Portland Arts & Literary Festival) on September 23rd.
Then the Northwest Film Center screened HAFT-SEEN at the Whitsell Auditorium, inside the Portland Art Museum on September 26th.
Thank you to everyone who attended, who contributed to the film, and who made these events possible.
Notes - HAFT-SEEN and FIELD THEORIES at NW Film - Sept. 26 /
A long-term dream I've had is coming true: we're having a screening at the NW Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium, inside the Portland Art Museum. LINK TO INFO
The night will include:
Haft-Seen by Stacey Tran, Jonathan Raissi, and myself
Field Theories by Samiya Bashir, keyon gaskin, and myself
Sight by Kalimah Abioto
Many thanks to everyone who made this possible.
Notes - TBA Festival performance - September 12 /
I have the tremendous honor to present at PICA's TBA Festival this year. With Samiya Bashir, Shayla Lawson, Dao Strom and Ronaldo V. Wilson, we will be creating a multimedia performance – music, sound, text, film. September 12, 2017 from 6:30 - 7:30pm at PICA's NE Hancock location.
LINK TO PORTLAND MONTHLY COVERAGE
Notes - HAFT-SEEN at UNA Gallery /
Thank you to everyone who attended and organized last night's screening of HAFT-SEEN at UNA Gallery. The screening was part of De-Canon's programming at the gallery this month. Special thanks to Mercedes, Blair, Vanessa, Dao and Neil for making this possible.
Notes - Direct Path to Detour (book) /
I had the tremendous honor of contributing to Takahiro Yamamoto's book Direct Path to Detour, as well as to the group show that marked the book's release.
-Contributors-
Takahiro Yamamoto
Sofia Acosta Rascon
sidony o'neal
Sachi Sekimoto
Roland Dahwen Wu
Rachel Cook
Lu Yim
Lisa Jarrett
Jesse Mejía
Julian Barnett
Erin Boberg Doughton
Drew Klein
Angela Mattox
Published by Container Corps in Portland, Oregon
More information about the book and how to order here
A few photographs of the show by Jonathan Raissi, below.
Notes - HAFT-SEEN at UNA Gallery /
As part of De-Canon's programing during the month of August, we will be screening HAFT-SEEN (30 minutes, digital, color) on August 16 at UNA Gallery. Stacey Tran, Jonathan Raissi and I created HAFT-SEEN together, with the participation of many incredible people. Doors at 8pm, screening shortly after.
Notes - De-Canon (A Visibility Project) Opening at UNA Gallery /
De-Canon's opening at UNA Gallery is August 3.
De-Canon is doing a month of programs at UNA Gallery. There will be performances, readings, screenings, and more. The installation will include a video of mine «We are all the production line (part II)» (4 minutes, 8mm, black and white), as well as «Flowers», a video I made for Dao Strom and «Field Theories», a series of videos I made for Samiya Bashir. Press release.
still frame from «We are all the production line (part II)». Patuá Films, 2017
Notes - Direct Path to Detour /
Takahiro Yamamoto's book release and group show is August 3 at Compliance Division
There will be art, sound, videos, and more from many beautiful artists. I'll be showing a very short video installation entitled «present day boundaries shown». Two of my photographs and two texts are also included in Taka's book Direct Path to Detour, printed by Container Corps.
still frame from «present day boundaries shown». Patuá Films 2017
still frame from «present day boundaries shown». Patuá Films 2017
Notes - new record «Redesign» from Nick Delffs /
My friend Nick Delffs releases his new record «Redesign» on July 21st.
I took this foto of him while we were filming the music video for «Golden House» and months later, after I had forgotten about it, he asked to use it for his new record.
More about Nick and the record here.
Notes - photography /
A few fotos from Mexico City – las calles, los pirámides, el museo de memoria y tolerancia...
Estreno del nuevo music video «Ojos del sol» /
Se estrena «Ojos del sol» – nuevo music video de Y La Bamba, producido por Patuá Films. Filmé y edité este video.
Notes - photography /
A few medium format photographs from the last months:
Notes - HAFT-SEEN with Stacey Tran and Jonathan Raissi (trailer #3) /
Trailer #3
HAFT-SEEN
Stacey Tran • Jonathan Raissi • Roland Dahwen Wu
7pm • 3.15.17
High Low Gallery
936 SE 34th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Notes - HAFT-SEEN with Stacey Tran and Jonathan Raissi (trailer #2) /
Trailer #2
HAFT-SEEN
Stacey Tran • Jonathan Raissi • Roland Dahwen Wu
7pm • 3.15.17
High Low Gallery
936 SE 34th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Notes - HAFT-SEEN with Stacey Tran and Jonathan Raissi (trailer) /
HAFT-SEEN
Stacey Tran • Jonathan Raissi • Roland Dahwen Wu
7pm • 3.15.17 • High Low Gallery
936 SE 34th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
poster and trailer, below:
Notes - Field Theories (with Samiya Bashir and keyon gaskin) /
Last summer, Samiya Bashir and I sat down to talk about making a video for her book of poetry FIELD THEORIES (Nightboat Books, 2017). One video became six: one per month until the book's release. We worked with the incomparable movement artist keyon gaskin who appears in all six videos, and many generous people participated in Field Theories #4. The six videos will be woven together into one continuous film for the month of March.
I'm honored and proud to share Field Theories #6 (February):
Notes - photography archive /
35mm fotos that I dismissed or discarded at some point — many that I have forgotten where I took them.
Notes - photography archive /
More discarded fotos from cross processed film. From Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington.
Notes - photography archive /
I was searching for a foto that a friend wanted to use for their album cover, and I found a ton of fotos that I had forgotten. These are discards from the last couple years – fotos that I ignored, but now, seeing them with new eyes, they were perhaps unworthy of dismissal. From Hong Kong, Portland, Texas.
