Filmmaker Martha Colburn presents a screening of her films and videos spanning 1993-2023 including a reel of 16mm film compilation of her short collage animation from the 1990s (shot originally on Super 8mm), a mini-expanded cinema performance with sound artist Elaine Carey’s live accompaniment, making-of videos, and the films Myth Labs, Western Wild, Cosmetic Emergency, Triumph of the Wild, Day of the Dutch, and many more. On view will also be a presentation of the flat puppets and other elements from the films.

Colburn explores the darker side of societal blight, climate catastrophe, war, drugs, and history through collage animations. Her early works started with making Super8mm films to the likes of Jad Fair, 99 Hooker, Jac Berrocal, and many more – crafting and cutting frames to a frantic pace of painterly hallucinations. Her ongoing collaboration with modern composers, musicians, poets and artists have blended genres from noise, drone, modern classical and rock.

Program:

Part 1: “Making Of”
1:49

16mm Reel, Projected
15:00 (approximately)

Skelehellavision (2002)
7:40
With live sound by Elaine Carey

Bus Driver (1997)
5:45

Zig Zag (1995)
2:36

Part 2: “Making Of” (How to build a vertical multi-plane glass animation stand)
3:08

Myth Labs (2008)
8:03

Cosmetic Emergency (2005)
8:04

Triumph of the Wild (2009)
10:47

Day of the Dutch (2014)
4:56

Western Wild (2017)
9:01

Metamorfoza (2013)
7:01