The Force of Small Gestures: d. n. rodowick’s recent videos
Thu, Oct 6, 2016
6:30 PM–8:30 PM
The James Gallery
Known primarily for his work in philosophy and the visual arts, d. n. rodowick is also an accomplished experimental filmmaker, video artist, and curator. Deeply influenced by filmmakers such as Ernie Gehr, Hollis Frampton, and Michael Snow, as well as minimalist composers like Steve Reich and Terry Riley, Rodowick’s moving image works are primarily concerned with process and performance in ways that explore fluid relations between stillness and movement, figuration and abstraction. Many of the works are produced by setting into movement series of formal parameters and then letting them play themselves out (almost) automatically in relation to randomizing elements. Although conceptual in nature, Rodowick’s moving image work embraces affect through its hypnotic rhythms and a haunting, painterly beauty. The lecture will be followed by a discussion with Professor Amy Herzog and questions from the audience.
This event is presented as part of Mediating the Archive, an interdisciplinary research group that focuses on how archival studies dovetail with the scholarly and artistic legacy of queer activism through visual art, film, digital media, and dance. The group is supported by the Mellon Seminar on Public Engagement and Collaborative Research. For more information or to join, email [email protected].
Co-sponsored by the Film Studies Certificate Program, and the Mediating the Archive Mellon Seminar in Public Engagement and Collaborative Research in the Humanities, the Graduate Center, CUNY.
