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Katya Kan
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About Me
An idiosyncratic specimen of globalization, I was born in Almaty, Kazakhstan, my father being North Korean and my mother being Russian. Having caught a glimpse of the ex-USSR, I have a nostalgic, conflicting perception of political and cultural systems. The image of Korea evokes for me a tantalizing, fragile and beautifully moving atmosphere. How come? Perhaps, because my father, who was born Pyongyang, writes essays and existential about the Korean diaspora in former CIS countries. Devoid of a homeland, I focus my art on the themes of ethnical atomization, emptiness and nostalgia. Unable to fully assimilate into any one culture, I find myself as an outsider with an eclectic artistic taste. Art represents the act of seeking, assembling and immortalizing beauty. Through my artistic practice, I recreate the state of inspiration and emancipation, experienced during my childhood. My works strive to capture the ephemeral impressions. The concepts, which I explore in my work, include the globalization, surveillance, nostalgia, utopia and eroticism. Recently, I was involved in initiatives with the Royal Watercolor Society, Art Below, Art Wars in London, Red Dot Miami and Los Angeles. This year, I am having shows at 508 Kings Road in London as well as Untitled Space, the New York Art Expo, Theresa Byrnes Gallery and Salon Anise in New York.
At this moment of self-isolation, I'm exploring the notion of the performative nature of our identities as well as the semiotics of language. I'm taking inspiration from the theories of Feminist essayist, Judith Butler and linguistic theorist, Ferdinand de Saussure. I'm doing videos of myself every day, enacting different personas and deconstructing my own thoughts. In this way, I'm using my performance/video art as a vehicle for self-enlightenment. I do euphoric dance, whereby I learn new hip hop/street routines on YouTube every month in order to let lose my creative slow and mute the voice of self-judgment. I would like the world to enter a greater sense of connectivity after the Covid-19 outbreak is over through enacting more charitable events for the community and also to learn a lesson from this self-isolation in terms of protecting the planet: traveling only when necessary and making only the most necessary movements. In terms of my own contribution to the community, I attended a lot of private views before the outbreak and I have now started doing self-therapy videos on social media to help myself and others around me feel better during self-isolation. I call this technique "Social Media Mirroring Technique" or SMMT - using Facebook and/or Instagram live/story options as a medium for exploring the self and to dismantle the years of cultural conditioning that we are all victims of. In my spare time, I love watching independent movies and animations by international artists, including Miyazaki, Tarkovsky and Wong Kar-wai and being a video artist, I attend a number of film festivals, ranging from Cannes to AFI. Outside of my art, I am deeply inspired by studying people: what makes them tick, react a certain way as well as how their body language reflects their inner state of being. I am currently engulfed in exploring RTT (Rapid Transformational Therapy), developed by world renowned psychologist Marisa Peers. Peers encourages all of us to dissect our low self-esteem issues by enacting hypnotherapy and doing the "ladder technique", where we descend into our subconsciousness and unravel childhood memories, which gave me certain negative judgements of ourselves, i.e. "I am not intelligent enough", "I am not worthy of love", "I am not enough," and so on. I have started implementing this technique on my own to unleash my art practice with noticeable results already.
Elaine Leung
Lecturer Reporter
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About Me
I teach BECA 305 & I ❤️ Radio!
InterestsTea, Fixing '69 Bugs, Jewelry Making, Cooking, All Things Radio
SkillsDiy Essential Oils Beauty, Diy Home Cleaning Products, Diy Jewelry, Digital Editing, Newswriting, Copywriting
Yunha Kim
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About Me
Hi! I am Korean and I am a BECA student. I love editing videos! I hope you guys enjoy watching my video~ <3
Juan Marin
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About Me
I am a recent graduate from Lawrence University. I have done work filming short documentaries and producing "brochure" videos for the University's social networks. I am experienced in using drones to produce aerial clips.
Wenhao Li
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About Me
The weather just changes when you expect it least;
In an instant, along comes disaster or bliss.
Kelly Gottesman
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About Me
Gottesman holds a BFA in dance from Ohio University, and an MFA in dance choreography & technology from The Ohio State University. His research focuses on the use of advanced technologies in dance theatre performance including telematics (live Internet broadcast), interactive media, and processed video with movement in live performance. He held a lectureship and staff position in the Maggie Allesee Department of Dance from 2002 to 2008. Gottesman is currently the multimedia specialist in the Media Arts area of the Department of Communication at WSU where he continues to teach, challenging traditional approaches to education and production. You can probably find him behind a camera mastering his cinematography skills or assisting a student with their Avid Media Composer conundrums.
Yuqian Chen
Dop, The One Fvcked Up Everything
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About Me
I am finding my bed cuz filmmaker is dreammaker.
InterestsFilm Noir, Experimental, Music Video
SkillsShooting Frames, Day Dreaming, Lighting