Moving Image Art – Dalena Tran

“What is it about fire? So calm and peaceful but… inside, all power and destruction. It’s hiding something. Just like people do. Sometimes you have to get close to find what’s inside. Sometimes you have to get burned to see the truth.”- Tekkonkinkreet

“Memorandum” is a piece of experimental video exploring the evolving nature of memory, the reflective nature of art, and the healing from trauma.

When I was 9 years old, there was a mass shooting at my Church, the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Church. While I did not directly witness the event, the shared memory of pain greatly influenced how I grew up, and eventually, my art. In “Memorandum” I take the viewer through the confusion and heartbreak of such an event, into the misty world of reflection through art.

“Being with you and not being with you is the only way I have to measure time.”
― Jorge Luis Borges

“contains: Right-Wing Conspiracies, White Supremacist Ideas, Bigotry in General, Bad Stuff, Satire. I support no bigotry of any kind and do no believe in the conspiracies discussed in this program.”

The political climate of the United States has been tumultuous, even more so for already marginalized communities. There has also been a string of conspiracy theories regarding the Trump administration and alt-right groups, including those that focus on anyone who opposes the current system in America. Antifascism, shortened to Antifa, has been a topic of confusion for some people, and many conservatives have even created a fantasy in which Antifa is a rigid organization of domestic terrorists who plot the destruction of the company. Anyone who knows what Antifa is knows that the previous statement is not only wrong but completely delusional.

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“contains: Right-Wing Conspiracies, White Supremacist Ideas, Bigotry in General, Bad Stuff, Satire. I support no bigotry of any kind and do no believe in the conspiracies discussed in this program.”

The political climate of the United States has been tumultuous, even more so for already marginalized communities. There has also been a string of conspiracy theories regarding the Trump administration and alt-right groups, including those that focus on anyone who opposes the current system in America. Antifascism, shortened to Antifa, has been a topic of confusion for some people, and many conservatives have even created a fantasy in which Antifa is a rigid organization of domestic terrorists who plot the destruction of the company. Anyone who knows what Antifa is knows that the previous statement is not only wrong but completely delusional.

Read Full Statement by Rivka Ocho

“Mio” is the disconnection of the commodity, the indispensable subsidiary relationship between production and productivity, and the disconnection of the public impression.

Relating to my childhood, riddled with long car trips across the country to visit family with my grandparents, the long hours spent in the car are an important memory etched over time. The title “Home” is in memory of the feeling of the end of a long car trip, when you’re maybe an hour away from the place you recognize and await to be, filled with excitement to stretch your legs and return to the world outside the car.

As a child I always watched my mom create such intricate and delicious foods. It always amazed me how simple and easy it was for her to make these meals.

In a modern world, how would Tieflings be treated?

Meet Egg Dog, a lonely creature in a strange world who is preparing to embark on a long, lonely journey for his people. Despite all it took to get him where he is, is he ready? With a world so small and trapped, journeying outside the shell will be a lonely endeavor. The sacrifices loved ones have made to get him to where he is now, was it all worth it?

In the selection process, Egg Dog must choose a memory to take with him through the unknown. This memory will stay with him for the entirety of his days as the rest of his memories fade into the darkness of his mind.
What will you remember?

It’s time to leave.
Everyone’s sacrifices up until this point will come to fruition and life will continue on long after the departure.
Prepared or not, it’s time to go on alone, into the abyss and find the glimmer to enlighten the world.
Heroes always have lonely endings, it does not make their sacrifices any less.

“content warnings: nudity, blood, clusters (mushrooms), religious iconography”

“Horror, Beauty, Revulsion” is a critique of the heavy use of sex in horror film genre, especially the sexualized torture of women. By overlaying and overlapping these shots with scenes of rot and decay in an aesthetically pleasing way, “Horror, Beauty, Revulsion” invokes a blurring of repulsion and attraction, and forces the audience to examine what they find attractive, aesthetically pleasing, and why.

All the footage used in “Horror, Beauty, Revulsion” is licensed under a creative commons attribution license or is public domain in the United States- either from its copyright expiring or not being renewed after the 1976 copyright act, or the 1988 Berne convention implementation act. The audio is “Witch Image,” by the band Ghost.

“Floating Fantasy” is a 2D appropriated animated work. The goal of the animation is to provoke feelings of fantasy and whimsy, and transform everyday sights into a dreamscape. Escapism is a common theme in my works, taking the viewers to a world away from reality and into a mind space that is introspective and tranquil. The imagination is a powerful tool to keep us happy in times of stress, and my hope is that the feelings conveyed in this animation are imparted to those who see it.

All it takes it to read it

Using the technique of rotoscoping, Bills wanted to portray something he often loved doing growing up: dancing.