Thursday, April 2, 2020
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)
VCAM VCAM 001 Screening Room
Event Type
Lecture
Contact
Weissinger, James R
Department
Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities
Link
https://ems-web.haverford.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=87856
A Secret History of American River People
Talk by Wes Modes
Thursday 4/2/20
4:30pm
VCAM Screening Room
A rustic recreated mid-century shanty boat, a daring river voyage on New York’s historic Hudson River, and a meticulous archive of river stories are all part of a compelling art and history project, “A Secret History of American River People.” The journeys are part of a larger effort that spans many years and covers multiple rivers. In this talk, the artist Wes Modes will examine the issues currently and historically faced by people living and working on American rivers.
Wes Modes is a California artist focused on social practice, sculpture, performance and new media work. They hold a MFA from the Digital Art and New Media program at UC Santa Cruz. They have exhibited their art and performance since 1996. They are an art lecturer at UC Santa Cruz and California State University Monterey Bay and former curator at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History. Wes worked in the tech industry for 25 years as a software engineer, systems administrator, and systems architect. They are also a writer, performer, adventurer and community organizer. For more information, please visit modes.io.
ALSO OF INTEREST:
Workshop: Making Oral History Part of Your Art
Friday, 4/3/20
1pm
VCAM 201
Artist Wes Modes, director of the art and history project, A Secret History of American River People, will lead a workshop on doing video and audio oral history. The workshop will cover, standards of oral history recording, active and empathetic listening and open questions, connecting with interviewees, technical preparation and AV, and the importance of understanding the goals of your project and your artistic goals.
Organized by Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies and VCAM Faculty Fellow Joshua Milton Moses. Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology, the Environmental Studies Program, Visual Studies, and VCAM.
Info: jmoses@haverford.edu