Welcome to the 2016 BFA and MFA Media Arts Festival and screenings!<\/strong> Here you will encounter the next generation of film, video, new media, animation, and sound artists as SAIC students present their thesis projects. In this festival, you will experience innovative live-action shorts, all kinds of animation, feature-length narrative and nonfiction works, video essays, and experimental digital and audio pieces that will provoke, pleasure, instigate, and surprise you.<\/p>\n In FVNMA and at SAIC, we embrace radicalities of different shapes, sizes and forms in our experimental Media Arts. We encourage and are committed to a fluidity of ideas, theories, and practices. FVNMA students move far beyond traditional approaches, often working in interdisciplinary ways. The works here cross and intermix technologies, genres, and approaches, manifesting new and hybrid forms of expression.<\/p>\n We salute all these graduating students in celebrating the work that they will now share with us. We appreciate your time, labor, love, and the community that you have built together with us these last few years as you worked hard to compose, write, shoot, record, re-enact, direct, perform, edit, sample, digitize, experiment, generate, render, draw, model, design, photograph, chroma-key, interact, loop, re-mix, re-author, re-form, collaborate, improvise, craft, and hone your materials, ideas, sounds, and visions.<\/p>\n We congratulate you all, and wish you the best in your continuing lives as artists!<\/p>\n Mary Patten Presented by the Department of Exhibitions and Exhibition Studies in collaboration with the Film, Video, New Media, and Animation<\/em> Special thanks to Chris Sullivan, Daniel Eisenberg, Eric Fleischauer, and Claudia Hart for their work programming the 2016 Festival. And an extra-special shout-out to Brandon Doherty of the Gene Siskel Film Center, and to Mickey Mahoney, Emily Kuehn, Andrew Zoleta, and Dan Holmes in FVNMA for technical support.<\/em><\/p>\n Alexandra Williams Virtual Shrine<\/em>, 2016 An animation based on the structure of the Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto, Japan that explores the documentation of time and space via footage my grandparents took of the temple in the 1960s combined with my own video and 3D scans. As It Is<\/em>, 2016 Shot on 16mm black and white film, As It Is explores of the unresolved resentments caused by the weight of our responsibilities. Special thanks to Valentina Manzoni and Zachary Ridgeway Barner. Africa 2.5<\/em>, 2015 digital video and stills sound, color Africa 2.5<\/em> is a surreal experimental video essay subverting the typical conventions of the white-hetero-male going to Africa for a mission\u2019s trip, examining the political remnants of colonialism through evangelism and privilege. Cities Like NYC<\/em>, 2016 Cities Like NYC<\/em> is a documentary \/ video diary exploring the interaction between a director and people living The Hole<\/em>, 2015 An animation based on the opening scenes of a feature-length screenplay about a mysterious hole in the forest that leads to other dimensions.<\/p>\n Third First Person<\/em>, 2014 digital video A camera that longs to be human slowly removes its lens. W2W<\/em>, 2016 digital video sound, color W2W<\/em> is a coming-of-age story with a specific focus on a young girl growing up in Chicago. Through pain, laughter, and gentle scolding on the part of her grandmother, she discovers true facets of her identity. W2W<\/em> seeks to tell a story from the perspective of a contemporary black family and all the complexities that come along with being such. Heavy Blanket<\/em>, 2016 hand-drawn animation sound, color Underneath the heavy blanket there is a train stopping in all the same places and it is passing between all the known and unknown evils of today and yesterday. Who is to say what evil really is; what makes a train stop in one place over and over again? Cave<\/em>, 2016 digital video sound, color An excerpt from an experimental documentary exploring the routine, monotony, and small joys of a near-century-old man. The artist has lived with and documented Bernie, his grandfather, for four years, getting to know him yet remaining somewhat distant. The piece strives to define a perception of a relative and the artist\u2019s view of himself, while accidentally revealing the cynical, uncomfortable undertones of a soft-spoken, kind old man. The piece is entirely hand drawn and colored by watercolor. The work was originally written by the artist; image and sound followed suit. Special thanks to Judith Raphael for voice-acting the character of Lorraine. They think about the L.A. water drought. And their mom getting electroshock therapy when she was younger. And now they\u2019re lost. It\u2019s going to be sad. But it\u2019ll be funny. And beautiful they hope. Pay them their money. In cash. Conveyor<\/em>, 2016 puppet animation sound, color MA grocery clerk\u2019s judgmental fantasies take on a life of their own. Solar Pulse<\/em>, 2014 Solar Pulse<\/em> is a collaboration between Michael Sullivan (MFA 2015) and Dena Springer (BFA 2016). Using the Sandin Image Processor, a video synthesizer, and the E-MU Synthesizer, the film hopes to create a sublime experience strictly through analog means. Anx<\/em>, 2016 A young woman struggles with a little monster interrupting her work. During the winter, a gardner decides to do a movie while his girlfriend is moving away.<\/p>\n ALEX DROSEN electronic music (digital audio recording) Just As<\/em> is a piece of electronic music whose generative medium is audio recording. The captured sounds of voices, instruments, and the artist\u2019s urban environment were starting points in a recursive process of composition, performance, recording, and playback. Melodic patterns are invoked at different speeds and degrees of fidelity. An animal squeals in fall frost against emulative human vocalizations. Computer Love<\/em>, 2015 digital video Computer Love<\/em> seeks to explore the intimate relationships we develop with our computers. Maybe you\u2019ve seen \u201cHer\u201d by Spike Jonze, which delves into the emotional relationship that can develop with technology. But what about a technological relationship based on more carnal desires? Beyond Fields of Paper<\/em>, 2016 digital video The story is about a woman who is in her middle age; after her child has grown up, after she has dedicated half of her life to holding the family, she tries to pursue some space for herself\u2014create some art works about her life experience, about her imagining of death. In order to express her confused feelings on life…. It is short and where will it go? Generation Sense<\/em>,2016 Generation Sense<\/em> begins with two discreet sound sources set in combination. A recording of Drosen\u2019s grandfather\u2019s hearing aid feedback is multiplied into a shrill, shifting sonority. A candid recording of Drosen\u2019s grandmother playing the piano, slowed and fragmented, appears softly and repeats. The composition leaves this initial sonic relationship suddenly, opening up to progressing fields of varied activity. The sound of the piano returns, incomplete, later, some place else. Still Haunted<\/em> is a series of videos created for Claudia Hart\u2019s Virtual Installation class, which culminated in a custom augmented-reality application designed in dialog with the 18th- and 19th-century paintings for the Art Institute\u2019s European Painting and Sculpture Wings. By adding animated and performative elements to images from these eras, these videos attempt to draw out some of the resonances between Europe and Japan during this time period. In the course of exploring this relationship, these videos recall the Shintoist theme of inanimate spirituality. The original scenes are haunted by the spirits of dormant objects and impressions of activities in past and future moments. Enchanted objects transcend their state of suspense and dynamic action breathes life into stillness. Selfie<\/em>, 2016 digital sound, color As the saying goes, if you can\u2019t love yourself, how can you love anyone else? 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\nchair, FVNMA
\nSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago
\nMay, 2016<\/p>\n
\n Department, and the Gene Siskel Film Center.<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nFVNMAS 2016 program five (download)<\/a>
\nMay 12
\nProgram 5
\n4:30 – 5:50 p.m.<\/strong>
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\nLaith Khalifeh
\nZachary Barner
\nHaruka Motohashi<\/em>
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\nALEXANDRA WILLIAMS
\nBFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n3D animation sound, color
\n4:25<\/p>\n
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\nLAITH KHALIFEH
\nBFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n16mm film transferred to video sound, b\/w
\n14:18<\/p>\n
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\nZACHARY RIDGWAY BARNER
\nBFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n9:52<\/p>\n
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\nHARUKA MOTOHASHI
\nBFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nHD video sound, color
\n16:00<\/p>\n
\nin diverse neighborhoods in New York City. This piece captures the lives of the people through the question of their relation to garbage.
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\nALEXANDRA WILLIAMS
\nBFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n2D computer animation sound, color
\n3:31<\/p>\n
\nsound, color
\n6:53<\/p>\n
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\nFVNMAS 2016 program six (download)<\/a>
\nMay 12
\nProgram 6
\n6:00 – 7:45 p.m.<\/strong>
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\nTavia David
\nCory Feder
\nJeremy Lyon Freedberg
\nJamie Farney
\nDavy Walker
\nAndra Helton
\nDena Springer
\nAnya Alford<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTAVIA DAVID
\nBFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n5:00<\/p>\n
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\nCORY FEDER
\nBFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n7:00<\/p>\n
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\nJEREMY LYON FREEDBERG
\nBFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n20:58<\/p>\n
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\nJAMIE FARNEY
\nBFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION<\/strong>
\nOld Lorraine<\/em>, 2016 digital video
\nsound, color
\n5:22<\/p>\n
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\nDAVY WALKER
\nBFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION
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\nUnto The Circle<\/em>, 2016 digital video
\nsound, color
\n20:00<\/p>\n
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\nANDRA HELTON
\nBFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n6:00<\/p>\n
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\nDENA SPRINGER
\nBFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSandin Image Processor transferred to video sound, color
\n3:11<\/p>\n
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\nANYA ALFORD
\nBFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n
\ndigital animation sound, color
\n2:30<\/p>\n
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\nFVNMAS 2016 program seven (download)<\/a>
\nMay 12
\nProgram 7
\n8:00 – 9:30 p.m.<\/strong>
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\nRodrigo Gratac\u00f3s Brum
\nAlex Drosen
\nLaura Callier
\nYiyi Ma
\nKristen Shea
\nAndrew Thomas Thrash<\/em>
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\nRODRIGO GRATAC\u00d3S BRUM
\nMFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION
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\nCinema Secreto<\/em>, work-in-progress digital video
\nsound, color
\n30:00<\/p>\n
\nMFA SOUND<\/strong>
\nJust As<\/em>, 2016<\/p>\n
\nsound, color
\n4:50<\/p>\n
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\nLAURA CALLIER
\nMFA SOUND<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nsound, color
\n3:56<\/p>\n
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\nYIYI MA
\nMFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nsound, color
\n7:08<\/p>\n
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\nALEX DROSEN
\nMFA SOUND<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nelectronic music (digital audio recording)
\nsound, color
\n7:06<\/p>\n
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\nKRISTEN SHEA
\nPOST-BACCALAUREATE FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION<\/strong>
\nStill Haunted<\/em>, 2015 digital video
\nsilent, color
\n3:18<\/p>\n
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\nLAURA CALLIER
\nMFA SOUND<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n2:27<\/p>\n
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\nANDREW THOMAS THRASH
\nMFA FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, AND ANIMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n7:00<\/p>\n