Tucked away in the village of Alfred in rural western NY, the experimental film and media arts festival Light Matter has become “a major East Coast showcase for experimental film and video” (Sicisnki, INRO) in three short years. Spurred by a desire to bring together the often disconnected worlds of Film and Media Arts, curator James Hansen constructs thoughtful, eccentric programs that seek to create conversations between individual works, showcasing both emerging and established artists. After traveling stops in NYC and Santa Fe, Light Matter is coming to Chicago with a very special program on June 16. Spanning a host of mediums, medias, and styles, “This festival regards experimental media less as a genre and more as an open question, a form whose identity flickers into being at the moment when light hits the screen.” (Sicisnki, INRO). For any experimental film/media/art lover with a sense of adventure, a tolerance for flicker, and an open mind.

Light Matter: Chicago Program

Kolasvt Vfulles (Arvcuken Noquisi, Muskvge Nation, 11 minutes)
Muted Bridges (Wai Win Yan, Hong Kong, 4 minutes)
Spoils (Luciana Decker, Bolivia, 8 minutes)
Monolith (Teresa Carson, Mexico/USA, 14 minutes)
Superfund (Charles Cadkin, USA, 3 minutes)
Konstantin (Hogan Seidel, USA, 3 minutes)
KOMPROMAT (Mandy Eugeniou, UK, 7 minutes)
Haxan:Reducida (Michael Mersereau, USA, 6 minutes)
Jews Harp or: Harpaud (Sam Taffel, USA, 7 minutes)
The Halo is a Symbol of Our Death (Lorelei D’Andriole, USA, 7 minutes)
In the Fishtank (Linnea Nugent, USA, 3 minutes)
When I Close My Eyes, I See Everything (Alexandre Alagoa, Portugal, 14 minutes)

$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available at the Door