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VISIBILITY Exhibition in Buenos Aires

My work is included in this exhibition at the Kirchner Cultural Centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which opened on May 4. The show features six female experimental audiovisual artists from different countries, including Blanca Rego (Spain), Modular Dreams (Brazil), Sol del Río (Argentina), AGF poemproducer (Germany), Sabrina Ratté (Canada), VJ Um Amel (Egypt), and myself (United States). It was curated by Milena Pafundi.

Here is a rough translation of the description (originally in Spanish): Visibility is a disruptive sample because it brings together the power of women's work in the field of audiovisual experimentation. It is about artists that are also the representation of many others that are out there producing and simply can not be seen, because we still have to deconstruct prejudices around minority women / trans / non-binary in relation to technology, art, and their presence in formal spaces: the works of women usually take place only on the internet.

Performance at Ambient Church: Malcolm Cecil & Steve Moore

On Saturday, April 21, I performed video for a concert at a church in Brooklyn, NY featuring ambient electronic music sets by Malcolm Cecil (formerly of TONTO's Expanding Head Band) and Steve Moore (of Zombi). I output two channels of live analog video, which corresponded to layers of projection mapping in the architectural environment. I loved helping to create such an immersive and transportive audiovisual experience, and I hope to incorporate projection mapping in future performances. Many thanks to Ambient Church for inviting me.

Preparing to perform at Ambient Church Performing at Ambient Church Performing at Ambient Church

Télépresence II

On Saturday, April 7, I organized the second edition of Télépresence, a yearly conference of analog video artists and evening of audio visual performance. I also performed as 1/2 of Fugitive Dream Recovery, a collaborative side project. We held a tabling session for artists to show the methods and devices they use to manipulate video signals, then hosted an evening of a/v performances.

It was amazing to hang with artists and engineers from all across the U.S. and Canada, and very rewarding to get the chance to help facilitate creative cross-pollination around the medium of video. Many thanks to everyone who helped make it happen.

Cskonopka's tabling setup Jonas Bers's tabling setup Fugitive Dream Recovery performance Rob Feulner performance

Live performance at H0L0

A photo from a memorable, nearly-cancelled a/v performance at H0L0 in Ridgewood, Queens during a blizzard on January 4. The only other performers who were able to make it to the venue in the icy conditions were Rue Bainbridge. A number of guests were also able to make their way through the snow to watch. The result was a very special and intimate atmosphere.