Traverse

July 13 — September 9, 2023

Traverse delves into the notions of journey and identity in a landscape, fusing performance and video work to investigate the relationship between the environment and one's self. In dialogue with the landscape, artists use a symbolic and physical passage to rewrite a narrative, question ideologies, evince transformation, and shift perspective.

The exhibition is part of Denver's Month of Video.

About the Artists

  • Santiago Echeverry headshot

    Santiago Echeverry

    is a Colombian-American New Media Artist and Educator, with a background in Video Art, Performance Art, Interactive Media, and Artivism. Participating since 1989 in some of the most important film and media festivals in the world, Echeverry is considered a pioneer in Net Art and Queer Filmmaking in Latin America. In 1992, he graduated top of the inaugural class of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia's Film and Television School. In 1995, he was awarded the prestigious Fulbright Grant to earn his Master's degree in Interactive Telecommunications at NYU. He started teaching at the University of Tampa in 2005, got tenured in 2009, and promoted to full Professor in 2022 as a founding member of the Film, Animation and New Media Department. His research is focused on volumetric imaging, front-end development, UI/UX, and creative coding.

  • Chrissy Espinoza

    (she/her) grew up in Colorado and has lived throughout the American West. She attended Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design where she studied 2D Animation. She works primarily with video, photography and animation. Her short animations have been in independent film and animation festivals in Colorado, the Bay Area and Amsterdam, including P.O.V Animation Festival, Filmhuis Cavia and the Titwrench Art & Music Festival. Espinoza creates surreal environments for her photography which are created from her concepts and imagination. She thoughtfully creates and thinks about every detail for her photoshoots. The act of creating the environment is just as important as taking the photos. Some of her inspiration spawns from installations, masks, folklore, books, surrealism and films. She believes that a great story is key to intriguing the viewer and creating a successful piece of artwork. Chrissy was an associate member at Pirate: Contemporary Art from 2013 to 2018.

  • Annette Isham headshot

    Annette Isham

    is an artist and professor currently living in Denver, Colorado. Isham received her M.F.A. from The American University in Washington, DC and currently teaches Time Based Media and Animation at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design and Metropolitan State University of Denver. Isham has exhibited nationally, including A Space To Hold, a virtual video installation at The Yard in Colorado Spring, CO. Last year she completed an artist in residence program at the PlatteForum in Denver, CO where she developed and exhibited, Imitation Simulation, a new video/sound installation series.

  • Jenna Maurice headshot

    Jenna Maurice

    (she/they) Jenna Maurice is an artist working in photography, video, and performance, who lives and works in Denver, CO. Her work deals with ideas concerning relationships (with herself, others, the past, and the landscape), non-verbal communication, and the language of the complicated human experience. Her work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at Material Art Fair in Mexico City, La Generale in Paris France, Satellite Art Show in Miami, Fl, LivingGallery in Lecce Italy, Festival of Moving Images in Winnipeg Canada, Satellite at SXSW in Austin, TX, and the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art in Boulder, CO. She is currently an artist in residence at Redline Contemporary Art Center in Denver.

Traverse features work by The Post Punk Revolutionary Front Collective that is linked to Colombia: The Corn, The River and The Grave, on view at the Museo De Las Americas. The Collective includes the trio of artists: Santiago Echeverry, Sandra Rengifo, and Kostas Tsanakas.

This exhibition is a part of Denver Month of Video, a month-long exhibition, event, and curatorial platform held citywide, showcasing a diverse array of video works including video art, video games, performance art for video, and more. Find more information on exhibitions and events at denvermov.com.

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