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Inside Out Video Documentation
Christy Chan
The INSIDE OUT Project collected autobiographical phrases from Richmond, CA residents and turned them into six story tall, night-time video projections on the outside walls of Richmond City Hall. The project was censored by the city for including Spanish language phrases critical of President Trump's immigration policies. Richmond, CA is one of the most racially and socioeconomically diverse cities in California, with 1/3 of its residents foreign born. 1,000 phrases were submitted in multiple languages through free, in-person community workshops and the project's online website.
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Inside Out Video Documentation 2
Christy Chan
The INSIDE OUT Project collected autobiographical phrases from Richmond, CA residents and turned them into six story tall, night-time video projections on the outside walls of Richmond City Hall. The project was censored by the city for including Spanish language phrases critical of President Trump's immigration policies. Richmond, CA is one of the most racially and socioeconomically diverse cities in California, with 1/3 of its residents foreign born. 1,000 phrases were submitted in multiple languages through free, in-person community workshops and the project's online website.
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Sea of Oil (Petroleum Jelly)
Laura Napier
Laura Napier (artist/photographer/producer); Liyen Chong (design); Brandy Ball, Rabéa Ballin, Rosanne Barone, anonymous, Ashley DeHoyos, Ivonne Douma, Justin Garrett, Mia DeBakker, Debra Gross, Sandra Hill, Courtney Amanda Khim, Mikhail Tsypin, Priscilla Villa-Watt, Quang Vu, (stories).
Sea of Oil (2013 - present) focuses on places where oil, gas, and petrochemical industries are embedded, tracing visual and narrative social cultures. Gathering stories and objects through personal exchanges, Sea of Oil looks at how oil and gas cultures intersect with everyday life, as we are faced with massive, global climate change. Sea of Oil spans medium through a socially engaged approach. Sea of Oil has been presented as a lecture performance, a moving photograph projected for an audience, a DIY fashion show, an academic lecture at a conference on petroculture, an experimental video short, an art report from Houston, a collection of objects, and most recently an artist book, drawn from stories and objects shared during three story circle show & tells held in the Houston, Texas region in 2019. Story circles participants included industry workers and their families and environmental activists, and their stories are copyrighted in their own names. The photographs in the book were made through a collaborative, open studio process. During each story circle show & tell, lights were set up on a table, and the potential photographs were projected on the wall at large scale, so folks could set up their objects and lights, and know exactly how each photograph would turn out.
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Sea of Oil (Shale Fossil)
Laura Napier
Laura Napier (artist/photographer/producer); Liyen Chong (design); Brandy Ball, Rabéa Ballin, Rosanne Barone, anonymous, Ashley DeHoyos, Ivonne Douma, Justin Garrett, Mia DeBakker, Debra Gross, Sandra Hill, Courtney Amanda Khim, Mikhail Tsypin, Priscilla Villa-Watt, Quang Vu, (stories).
Sea of Oil (2013 - present) focuses on places where oil, gas, and petrochemical industries are embedded, tracing visual and narrative social cultures. Gathering stories and objects through personal exchanges, Sea of Oil looks at how oil and gas cultures intersect with everyday life, as we are faced with massive, global climate change. Sea of Oil spans medium through a socially engaged approach. Sea of Oil has been presented as a lecture performance, a moving photograph projected for an audience, a DIY fashion show, an academic lecture at a conference on petroculture, an experimental video short, an art report from Houston, a collection of objects, and most recently an artist book, drawn from stories and objects shared during three story circle show & tells held in the Houston, Texas region in 2019. Story circles participants included industry workers and their families and environmental activists, and their stories are copyrighted in their own names. The photographs in the book were made through a collaborative, open studio process. During each story circle show & tell, lights were set up on a table, and the potential photographs were projected on the wall at large scale, so folks could set up their objects and lights, and know exactly how each photograph would turn out.
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A clip from the set up at the opening performance
Celestina Billington
Director Celestina Billington/ Collaborators: Matt Fries, Julian Luna, YE Torres & InputOutput
“Sacred Voice of the Bayou” was an interdisciplinary performance and installation project that intertwined social practice, community folkloric studies, hispanic heritage, ecstatic dance, and a three month installation that utilized sound and steel to immerse audiences. "Sacred Voice of the Bayou," was mobilized by a $42,000 grant award that I received from an Our Town grant by the National Endowment of the Arts as distributed by Houston Arts Alliance, and was ultimately unveiled through a community-wide festival that had roughly 500 attendees. I was the concept artist, director, and administrator of the project.
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Chris Stevens’ original background music for the live show
Celestina Billington
Director Celestina Billington/ Collaborators: Matt Fries, Julian Luna, YE Torres & InputOutput
“Sacred Voice of the Bayou” was an interdisciplinary performance and installation project that intertwined social practice, community folkloric studies, hispanic heritage, ecstatic dance, and a three month installation that utilized sound and steel to immerse audiences. "Sacred Voice of the Bayou," was mobilized by a $42,000 grant award that I received from an Our Town grant by the National Endowment of the Arts as distributed by Houston Arts Alliance, and was ultimately unveiled through a community-wide festival that had roughly 500 attendees. I was the concept artist, director, and administrator of the project.
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Dress Rehearsal at Brays Bayou with YE Torres
Celestina Billington
Director Celestina Billington/ Collaborators: Matt Fries, Julian Luna, YE Torres & InputOutput
“Sacred Voice of the Bayou” was an interdisciplinary performance and installation project that intertwined social practice, community folkloric studies, hispanic heritage, ecstatic dance, and a three month installation that utilized sound and steel to immerse audiences. "Sacred Voice of the Bayou," was mobilized by a $42,000 grant award that I received from an Our Town grant by the National Endowment of the Arts as distributed by Houston Arts Alliance, and was ultimately unveiled through a community-wide festival that had roughly 500 attendees. I was the concept artist, director, and administrator of the project.
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Dress Rehearsal with YE Torres
Celestina Billington
Director Celestina Billington/ Collaborators: Matt Fries, Julian Luna, YE Torres & InputOutput
“Sacred Voice of the Bayou” was an interdisciplinary performance and installation project that intertwined social practice, community folkloric studies, hispanic heritage, ecstatic dance, and a three month installation that utilized sound and steel to immerse audiences. "Sacred Voice of the Bayou," was mobilized by a $42,000 grant award that I received from an Our Town grant by the National Endowment of the Arts as distributed by Houston Arts Alliance, and was ultimately unveiled through a community-wide festival that had roughly 500 attendees. I was the concept artist, director, and administrator of the project.
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I Still Live Here
Christy Chan
Who gets to live in the Bay Area? Who gets to call our cities home?
"I Still Live Here" was a site-specific installation at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
The project filmed SRO residents who had been displaced from San Francisco neighborhoods demo’ed for development, including the area where YBCA Museum now stands.
The video was filmed and installed so that Yolanda M. and Rose P. appear to reclaim their space and interact with museum visitors.
The projection overlooked YBCA's first floor, where people are usually gathered.
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I Still Live Here
Christy Chan
Who gets to live in the Bay Area? Who gets to call our cities home?
"I Still Live Here" was a site-specific installation at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
The project filmed SRO residents who had been displaced from San Francisco neighborhoods demo’ed for development, including the area where YBCA Museum now stands.
The video was filmed and installed so that Yolanda M. and Rose P. appear to reclaim their space and interact with museum visitors.
The projection overlooked YBCA's first floor, where people are usually gathered.
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Beers Made By Walking Menu
Eric Steen
A decade long project that challenges breweries go on nature hikes and urban walks and make beer inspired by the plants from the trail. The beer is then used as a fundraiser for the local environmental organizations that help lead the hikes. Each beer is a drinkable landscape portrait of the area we walk through. In collaboration with 200+ breweries.
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Beers Made By Walking Write Ups
Eric Steen
A decade long project that challenges breweries go on nature hikes and urban walks and make beer inspired by the plants from the trail. The beer is then used as a fundraiser for the local environmental organizations that help lead the hikes. Each beer is a drinkable landscape portrait of the area we walk through. In collaboration with 200+ breweries.
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