AUNTS 248BS Curated by Megan Byrne (February 2008)
Movement Research at the Judson Church (October 2008) video excerpt
chashama 37th Street Window Installation (Dec 2008) video
short animated film version
"The Swiss Family Robinson & Other Stories" is a semi-autobiographical, semi-fantastical retelling of the classic movie. I began drawing scenes from my life about a year and a half ago. The island became a metaphor for isolation, grief, and the ingenuity that comes from coping with those things. I spent much of the last year alone in my apartment making my drawings come to life through meticulously layered animations.
What started as a multimedia performance has ended up as a 6'40'' dance animation. The drawings were meant to convey what my body could not... In making the animation I experimented within the possibilities and limitations of the real-time processing software Isadora. Much like the story's shipwrecked characters, I built my environment with found materials through trial and error.
"The Swiss Family Robinson & Other Stories" is a semi-autobiographical, semi-fantastical retelling of the classic movie. I began drawing scenes from my life about a year and a half ago. The island became a metaphor for isolation, grief, and the ingenuity that comes from coping with those things. I spent much of the last year alone in my apartment making my drawings come to life through meticulously layered animations.
What started as a multimedia performance has ended up as a 6'40'' dance animation. The drawings were meant to convey what my body could not... In making the animation I experimented within the possibilities and limitations of the real-time processing software Isadora. Much like the story's shipwrecked characters, I built my environment with found materials through trial and error.
