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2021 FVNMAS Festival - Program 1 - To Touch With Your Eyes

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14 films in package
ripe motive
A stop motion animated film created from the artist’s own textile pieces.
Paige Thomson Alexander Q & A
Paige Thomson Alexander discusses ripe motive with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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The___________World
A personal essay about connection and disconnection, in and through different realities.
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Peixuan Ouyang Q & A
Peixuan Ouyang discusses The___________World with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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BUT
A flower dreams; a room appears; a sun is ticking; a tree says to the flower: ”You are in a video game...Wait for the dream to end...”
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Haomin Peng Q & A
Haomin Peng discusses BUT with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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Home
An exploration of the artist’s personal memory and shared memory as a citizen under China’s rapid urban development through the lens of a demolished old house.
Night Patrol
A security guard performs surveillance under surveillance while creating a video about surveillance prior termination from the museum he formerly performed surveillance.
Kye Benjamin Stone Q & A
Kye Benjamin Stone discusses Night Patrol and Hear! Hear! with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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Sonic Playground
A Virtual Sonic Sculpture, documenting our awareness, movements and subtle interactions with the sonic world.
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She Became Visible
Grace, a Chinese American transracial adoptee, encounters class and cultural differences, both joyful and painful with the people she least expects, catalyzing a rediscovery and rework of her understanding of her Asian identity.
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Ān Kassel Q & A
Ān Kassel discusses She Became Visible with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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Life Story
A choice made by war photographer.
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Feng Yunjuan Q & A
Feng Yunjuan discusses Life Story with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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To Touch With Your Eyes

Various directors, USA, China, Japan, 2020-2021, 76 min

May 10 - 16


Forging new paths through virtual and tactile worlds, this dazzling collection of short works offers unexpected insights into old institutions, communion through simulations, and reflections on the pain and joy of visibility.

Everyday we use and apply our senses, most of time without much thought. Within our techno-isolated society, blocked by AirPods and noise-cancelling headphones, we rarely get the chance to enjoy a common sonic soundscape. As a student of sound, I propose an experiment, exposing the audience to a world of sound recreating texture, depth, color and space through sonic visualization. This sonic space will begin to act as an exercise to zone in, isolate and expand certain sounds, giving the audience the freedom to see the sound of their choosing with their ears. Furthermore, the sonic story itself will run like a movie, creating a canvas for the viewers imagination and interpretation of the sounds. The ear is a particular sensory channel as it consumes areas we can not see or touch, and I hope that this will paint pictures much farther than one could’ve imagined.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    5 minutes
  • Country
    United States, Japan
  • Director
    Haruhi Kobayashi
  • Filmmaker
    Haruhi Kobayashi
  • Sound Design
    Haruhi Kobayashi