circles and spinning wheels - curated by melody owen

2009

Alexandra Lakin

Ben Fino-Radin

Gretchen Hogue

Cassandra C. Jones

E*Rock

Barak Bar-am

Michael Shamberg

John Hey

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
TBA Festival

Co-presented with Northwest Film Center.

Artist Melody Owen has spent the last few years traveling in Paris, Quebec, Iceland, and the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains. As she roamed, she collected video works from artists she met along the way. Owen has organized these works into two distinct screenings. The first, circles and spinning wheels, is a compilation of animations, mini-documentaries, music videos, and experimental films that feature the curves and planes of circles. This simple shape of Euclidean geometry remains constant despite the artists' different styles and methodologies. The second, if i could crowd all my souls into that mountain, features videos by an international cast of characters who have stepped from behind the camera and transformed into both subject and performer as they document their actions in the world.
-Kristan Kennedy