The Skowhegan Alliance Presents:

Conference Call: Moving Image Screenings | Lost in Translation

Curated by Christian Amaya Garcia (A ‘23)

Jennifer Lauren Martin (A’22) | Carol Anne McChrystal (A '11) | Angelo Madsen Minax (A '14) | Amir Saadiq (A '23) | Yunyi Yi (A '13)

Thursday, August 15th, 2024 | 7PM

Lost in Translation continues Skowhegan Alumni Alliance’s Conference Call series: Moving Image. The series contains five video screenings featuring work by 34 artists spanning more than twenty Skowhegan summers.

Lost in Translation is a screening exploring fragmented narratives as a tool for addressing displacement and the embodiment of the body within various contexts such as location, landscape, environment, and systemic categorization. This experience delves into the estranged sensation of existing in a place yet feeling disconnected, prompting questions about who is present, what aspects of the self are represented, and the nature of one’s engagement in that space. This exploration parallels the fluid interpretation seen in the relationship between: scores and movement or objects and actions, highlighting connections that can be overlooked between a place and its surrounding environment. In this context, the concept of being does not necessarily equate to inhabiting.

Conference Call: Moving Image marks the second iteration of Skowhegan's alumni exhibition program, inviting members of the Skowhegan Alumni Alliance to curate exhibitions featuring alumni artworks selected through an open call process. This project aims to create meaningful and impactful experiences for both artists and curators, as well as showcase the richness of the Skowhegan community to a broader audience. Throughout the summer and fall of 24, Conference Call: Moving Image screenings will take place at a range of venues across New York City. These screenings will also feature supplemental programming, to be decided by each curator. By hosting screenings at various institutions, Skowhegan aims to strengthen its relationships with a broader community and provide artists with generative new contexts for their work.