Pantry Ghost
White chair, onto which cadaver slices are projected.
animation
Hysteria
Video Designer for Burning Coal’s production of Terry Johnson’s Hysteria, 2008. 3 videos ran simultaneously.
Palm Quart Review
RedCat, LA 2010 Video score by Francesca Talenti “In Palm Quart… the video is made up of both still and moving images of palm trees shot all over Los Angeles. Each player is again given a string and pitch range, as well as a quadrant of the screen to “read” as the palm trees pass … Read more
Palm Quart
RedCat, LA 2010 I designed the video, which is the score for a string quartet. With composer Randy Hostetler “In Palm Quart… the video is made up of both still and moving images of palm trees shot all over Los Angeles. Each player is again given a string and pitch range, as well as a … Read more
Hamlet Reviews
Folger Theater, 2010 The company’s current production of Hamlet boasts just one unique feature, but it’s a good one. Francesca Talenti has converted the play-within-a-play into a video presentation, which spills across James Kronzer’s pristine white set and keeps the onstage audience at the center of the action. A… bravura moment. – Susan Berlin, TalkinBroadway.com … Read more
Sink and Swim
White flour, white clumps of clay, gradually forming animals. One of them reaches the end of the table, or the edge of extinction. Projected in the flour/sink is footage of embryonic salamanders.
Stove Top
White kettle affixed to wall; looped video projection.
Milky Way
Frying pan with milk. Projected onto the milk is footage of Ham the chimp, the first hominid launched into outer space.
Micro
Two monitors, two eyes, and a microwave, with toy kitchen inside.
Clear Skies
Fridge, toy tank. In the freezer, footage of humans, polar bears, and arctic landscapes.