thanks to manuel arturo abreu, Stephanie Snyder, Kevin Holden, Victoria, Steven, the Cooley Gallery, and everyone involved in home school's FIELD DAY #2 that happened yesterday.
i gave a workshop on hospitality and the limits of cinema.
Notes – claire berrera performance /
June 15, 16, 17 — I'm showing a video as part of claire berrera's performance at New Expressive Works. claire has been in residence at N.E.W. and will be presenting work the next three days.
Notes – upcoming events /
A few upcoming events:
I'll be showing a short video as part of claire berrera's performance at New Expressive Works, June 15, 16, and 17.
Also, I'm giving a workshop as part of Home school at the Cooley Gallery. June 23.
Special thanks to claire, Stephanie, and manny for these opportunities.
Notes – Oregon Media Arts Fellowship /
I'm grateful to receive the Oregon Media Arts Fellowship for 2018. On June 10, from 1-3pm, there will be a presentation of the four recipients and our past and future work at the Whitsell Auditorium. The fellowship I received will offset production costs for our forthcoming film Borrufa. Many thanks to the NW Film Center, Ben Popp, Oregon Arts Commission, and the Oregon Community Foundation for supporting our work.
Notes – de-canon photography exhibit /
Yesterday we installed the de-canon photography exhibit – part of de-canon's residency – and tomorrow (Saturday, May 12) will be the opening reception.
Featuring the skillful and beautiful work of Intisar Abioto, Vincent Trinh, and Dao Strom.
The exhibit and library installation will be in place through July 28, 2018.
Notes – FIELD THEORIES /
Presentation of FIELD THEORIES (poems and videos) with Samiya Bashir at PCC Cascade. Special thanks to Samiya and Christopher Rose.
Notes – screening @ 5th Avenue Cinema /
On May 19th, we'll be screening HAFT-SEEN at Portland State University's 5th Avenue Cinema.
We'll also show new works by Jonathan Raissi, Stacey Tran, and myself.
Screening followed by Q&A, moderated by Takahiro Yamamoto.
Special thanks to Craig Epplin.
May 19
7-9pm
510 SW Hall Street
Portland, Oregon
97201
Notes – de-canon photography exhibit /
As part of de-canon's residency, I'll be showing work in a photography exhibit May 12 – July 28, 2018.
Photographs by Intisar Abioto, Vincent Trinh, Dao Strom, and myself.
Opening reception Saturday, May 12, 6–8pm
Artists' Milepost 8155 NE Oregon St, Portland OR
Notes – HAFT-SEEN interview in diaCRITICS /
Becky Win interviewed Stacey Tran, Jonathan Raissi and I about our short film «HAFT-SEEN» and it was published in diaCRITICS. Special thanks to Dao Strom, the editor at diaCRITICS for the introduction and for publishing this interview.
Notes – PICA's Creative Exchange Lab /
I'm fortunate to be an artist in residence at PICA's Creative Exchange Lab. On Tuesday, I presented some work:
«We are all the production line (part VI)»
Two-channel film. 8mm. Cassette tape and digital audio.
2018. 7 minutes.
Photo by Roy Perez
Notes – screening @ S1 /
On Thursday, April 5, at S1, I'll be screening some new work, WE ARE ALL THE PRODUCTION LINE (part V), as well as an except from HAFT-SEEN.
Part of an event celebrating Stacey Tran's new book SOAP FOR THE DOGS.
Notes – new Patuá Films website /
Our production house, Patuá Films, now has a new website: patuafilms.com
Notes – «Ojos del Sol» in Portland Music Video Festival /
Y La Bamba's «Ojos del Sol» music video, made with Luz Elena Mendoza and a bunch of generous and talented folks, has been selected for the Portland Music Video Festival on March 7th at the Hollywood Theatre. Luz and I will do a Q&A after the screening. The festival starts at 7:30pm.
Notes – «Field Theories» featured in Cascadia Magazine /
Three poems from Samiya Bashir are featured in Cascadia Magazine, along with the video we made together with keyon gaskin, and several still frames from the six «Field Theories» videos.
Notes – Dao Strom featured on OPB /
Dao Strom's work is featured on OPB's Oregon Art Beat, including a few videos that she and I worked on together.
Notes – with Takahiro Yamamoto for 'ICONIC' show /
Takahiro Yamamoto and I created a video for last week's ICONIC show – a fundraiser for Linda Austin's Performance Works Northwest. INFO
Notes – «Field Theories» in OPB State of Wonder /
Samiya Bashir's poetry and book Field Theories is featured on OPB's State of Wonder, along with video that I made with Samiya and keyon gaskin. Listen to some excerpts from Samiya's book and her interview:
Notes – «Flower Diatribe #1» for Dao Strom in Poetry Northwest /
Dao Strom's piece «Flower Diatribe #1» is featured in Poetry Northwest, along with the video we made together. Words and voice by Dao Strom, sound by Barry Brusseau, video by Roland Dahwen Wu.
Notes – «MAY 35» at Northwest Filmmakers' Festival /
As part of NW Film Center's partnership with Kodak, I created this short film that will be shown at the Northwest Filmmakers' Festival, November 1 – 5, 2017.
«MAY 35»
2.5 mins. 8mm. 2017.
Notes – «There are no birds in the nests of yesterday» /
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.
