"HeadTrip Videos" are a way I could convey thoughts without speaking them on camera. They allowed me to write, perform and edit, while bringing humor to topics I like to explore – metaphysics and perception.
I conceived this video series during my MFA/IMA in Integrated Media at Hunter College.
In a way, this is one small story of New York City real estate as it changed through the 1990s.
The disappearance of smaller office space in the city to make way for store chains and the like, has become the common experience of all small businesses trying to remain here despite the increasing rents.
I documented these changes with photographs you can see here and created this for my first non-fiction video class during my IMA/MFA studies at Hunter. It was my earliest experience with editing and shooting video, so while it is primitive in many ways, it remains close to my heart.
3. PERFORMANCE VIDEOS>
VERBS ON ASPHALT
I edited and produced the videos found on the "Verbs On Asphalt" website, with archival footage taken by Tom Poole and Herb Brooks. This is the first formal presentation of this video documentation to the public. Please see www.verbsonasphalt.com for additional clips.
"HeadTrip Videos" are a way I could convey thoughts without speaking them on camera. They allowed me to write, perform and edit, while bringing humor to topics I like to explore – metaphysics and perception.
I conceived this video series during my MFA/IMA in Integrated Media at Hunter College.
1. HeadTrip Videos
INNER DIALOGUE (2004)
Permanent Collection in the Casoria Museum of Contemporary Art in Naples, Italy.
ARTIST? 3 QUESTIONS (2006)
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I SEE SOMETHING BUT I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING (2007)
2. A Place To Work
A PLACE TO WORK (2003) 5:09
Early experimental video about the history of all my studio
spaces in New York City from 1989 until 2003.
3. Performance Videos from "Verbs On Asphalt"
I edited and produced the videos found on the "Verbs On Asphalt" website, with archival footage taken by Tom Poole and Herb Brooks. Please see www.verbsonasphalt.com for additional video.
AROUND THE CAFE IN 1990
An early introduction to a poetic evening at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
SLAMMASTER BOB HOLMAN
Footage taken from 1996 Grand Slam Finale and earlier with Bob Holman as the first Nuyorican
SLAMMASTER KEITH ROACH
Highlights of this pivotal Nuyorican SlamMaster in action on the Nuyorican stage.
AJA MONET PERFORMING AT THE NUYORICAN
Performance from Grand Slam 2007 where Aja won the Championship.