Workshop/Talk at Indexical

October 19, 2023

On October 19, we led a Phase Shift workshop and artist talk at Indexical in Santa Cruz, with special guests Allen Riley and Denise Gallant. It was wonderful to see Allen, who is a good friend and former Brooklyn neighbor, now working on his PhD at UC Santa Cruz. It was also my first time meeting Denise, who has been working with video synthesis since the 1970s!

Michael Masaru Flora, my former classmate at Alfred and fellow audiovisual artist, helped us set up the event. He's now the Executive Director at Indexical! I'd heard lots of good things about this venue, so it was cool to finally get to be there in person.

We had a great turnout. Most of the folks who came were somehow associated with UC Santa Cruz. We had a record number of video game developers. The event was a combination of an artist talk and a workshop, beginning with each of us sharing about our art practice and demonstrating some techniques, and ending with an interactive opportunity to explore our tools.

Much gratitude to Allen, Denise, and Michael. We look forward to visiting Santa Cruz again!