2016/15

Displayed work and projects, 2015/16

1. Projections at the Pier 59 Gala, October, 2016

 one of six projected films screened at the October 2015, Pier 59 Gala- --Sole editor and concept development

2.   “I’m not telling you what to do but you have to do it— Part 1”   Studio 7 Gallery, Fort Tilden

December 6th 2014 -January 16 2015  

Audio plays when you are close to these drawings, a poem is whispered   

"wing painting 5", watercolor, pencil, charcoal, acrylic

“wing painting 5″, watercolor, pencil, charcoal, acrylic

 

 

“wing painting 2”, watercolor, pencil, charcoal, acrylic

 

 

 

 

 

3. Interactive installation

Silent barn, three month projection installation,  2015: audio generated braille machine. Braille says a full page narration from kids in Nicaraguan. When approaching the projection, each stair generates another paragraph..” 

Audio- Generated braille light machine: ““I’m not telling you what to do, but you have to do it.” 

 February 7th -April 21st 2015.  INSTALLATION at SILENT BARN, Brooklyn, NY

 Presented with sewn canvasses; 
braille canvass

Braille dots say “I’m not telling you what to do but you have to do it”

 

 4. Harvestworks:  “The Problem of Memory” interactive installation. 

Memories as objects. Participants can listen using earphones to a track I created of poetry, music and conversations whose frequency and amplitude are generating the visuals on two different walls.When participants talk into one of the provided microphones,  the visuals are impacted and projected on a separate wall. This impact is recorded and looped in the next visual rotation— creating a permanent mark. Eventually however,  most marks are altered and distorted by new imagery that the new voices have added, with only random  images remaining in tact.

installation at Harvestworks

installation at Harvestworks

 

5.  The Wild Project   Interactive installation  “Far Away installation  

FIRST RUN: September 12th -October 13th 2016/ SECOND RUN November 22-December 21 Opening Reception: Monday December 5th 2016 7-9PM

When approached a large projection of  volcanos begins to disintegrate. Simultaneously, illustrations of the poem The Drowned Horse appear on the opposite side of the room. “Far Away, installation” demonstrates our propensity towards ownership and disruption. In this installation, the disruption is represented with the horse paintings around the room and the projected imagery  from the poem “The Drowned Horse” by Pablo Antonio Cuandra which warned of  invasion of Nicaragua.

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6. Screening of my documentary in progress “Far Away: Poetry in Nicaragua“.

6PM  TUESDAY DECEMBER 6TH Anthology Film Archives  32 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003  “Far Away: Part One History”

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This is an experimental documentary on Nicaraguan history told through its poetry. Participants include: New York State Poet Laureate (2014) Marie Howe and previous Vice President of Nicaragua, Sergio Ramirez .

“Far Away” is a multi-platform ( film, web, fine art, interactive installations) project on poetry in Nicaragua  Background: I am of Nicaraguan descent and I conceived of  “far away“  when first visiting relatives there in Nov. 2013 and again in Nov. 2015. I returned in February 2018.

 

 

 

7. September 2015: Official launch of APE, a software I co-created with Thomas Martinez    

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8. Community
 
January 2014- ONGOING  
AB UNO PLURIBUS New York, NY.    In January 2014. I initiated a monthly AV event. 
Wolfgang Von Stuermer curates this event and the musicians while I curate VJs.   Wolfgang named it Ab Uno Pluribus (from one to many) as the musicians first play independently, then together. This event is scheduled to continue until 2018        

9. writing: Animal As Muse