Join us for the PS1 Media Arts Co-op Virtual Launch, a live-streamed screening of short videos by MAC members, followed by a Q&A with the makers!
Tune in on Facebook or Vimeo!
featuring short video work or excerpts by:
Donna Bummer, Dan Brawner, Anaïs Duplan, Zen Cohen, Good Evening, Gumm, John Engelbrecht, Sayuri Sasaki Hemann, Adam Bryant, Jason Smith, Daniel Smith, and Jonny Stax.
The Media Arts Co-op is PS1's newest program, a community-access, member-run resource for video, audio, and new media arts.
While we can't invite you in for an open house this spring, this virtual launch will introduce the diverse aesthetics, approaches, and ideas of some of the individuals who are collectively organizing the future shape of the MAC. We'll also invite you to get involved in this future!
PROGRAM
Adam Bryant // Walt Talks to A Butterfly // 2 min // 2010
Inspired by Walt Whitman & his lovely butterfly. Adam is a book artist who used to be a media artist. Trying to bring the two together.
Donna Bummer // Late Bloomer // 4 min // 2015
Donna directed this low-tech, music video of her husband, Tommy Santee Klaws. Tommy wrote the music, and Donna wrote the lyrics.
Dan Brawner // Intro to MAC // 2 min // 2020
Dan Brawner has been a writer and humor columnist for many years and is now turning his attention to video.
Daniel Smith // Wildfire // 3 min // 2020
Some things burn forever. A Common Curator Production. Soundtrack by Dada Vinci. www.commoncurator.com
Anaïs Duplan // I Held the Truth in My Hands // 3 min // 2020
I Held the Truth in My Hands is a video-poem about the role of pop culture in the construction of truth. In what way do celebrities and other public figures influence what we take to be true? worksofanais.com
Sayuri Sasaki Hemann // Documentation In Progress ~ Underwater Flight ~ // 3 min // 2013
A low-tech diy documentation of deinstall of my installation Underwater Flight at PDX.
Jonny Stax // Affirming Care for LGBTQ Individuals // 5 min // 2017
I co-produced and co-directed this short film directed toward healthcare professionals to illuminate the need for affirming care for LGBTQ individuals. We used real people, using interviews to illuminate the need and compel people to join in the work. www.jonnystax.com
Zen Cohen // Lost Highway // 3 min // 2017
Music Video made for the band Dirtwire using found footage. www.zencohenprojects.com
John Engelbrecht // Happier // 3 min // 2020
Self-portrait in my backyard. memoryintomyth.com/
Jason Smith // Lint (excerpt) // 8 min // 2017
As a videographer, I realized I wanted to create a piece of art that I could hold in my hand so I decided to team up with an array of creative individuals in my community and one artist from Paris, France to create my own magazine that highlights artistic work. I decided to call this work, LINT magazine. However, I knew I wanted to document the process of creating the work for this piece and I used this film as an opportunity to do so. jasonlevismith.com
Good Evening, Gumm // The Drawing Table teaser // 2 min // 2020
Advertisement. www.gumm.band