FREE FILM : CANAL
318 Canal St, New York
October - December 2018
FREE FILM : USA
United States of America
Road Trip: August 5th - December 15th, 2019
Book & Exhibition: In progress
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To date, FREE FILM has had two iterations. First, in 2018, FREE FILM : CANAL, which operated as a “pop up” on New York's Canal Street, asked photographers to respond to the prompt, “canal.” Out of this project grew, FREE FILM : USA, a year-long project which involved transforming an Airstream trailer into a mobile darkroom and traveling across the country to 18 cities where local photographers responded to the prompt, “red, white and blue.”
Given the free roll of film, the prompt phrase and approximately 72 hours, participating photographers are free to contribute whatever imagery they feel represents their interpretation of the theme.
The final product of FREE FILM : USA will be a photography book of select photos from across the country, as well as the FREE FILM : ARCHIVE — a publicly accessible database of all contributed photos from the project.
Future renditions of the project with undoubtedly happen, but the questions are when and where.
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FREE FILM : USA WEBSITE
FREE FILM : USA ~ THE PHOTOGRAPHERS (WEB SERIES)
DOCUMENT JOURNAL ARTICLE
LOMOGRAPHY ARTICLE
GOOD DAY NEW YORK SEGMENT
FILM SHOOTERS COLLECTIVE ARTICLE
GOTHAM MAGAZINE ARTICLE
PHOTOSHELTER BLOG
Along the journey we shadowed some of our participating photographers to see them in action as they shot on the theme “red, white and blue.”
A typical day working in the Airstream. Santa Fe, NM - October 18th, 2019
Sean captures the white Ford and Airstream approaching an overpass somewhere in west Texas.
Team self portrait upon returning to worthless studios after 112 days on the road.
oil, canvas, wood, electronics, lighting
variable dimensions
Ongoing
Select works available for purchase
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”It’s a Sign” is an ongoing series of painting sculptures and sketches focused on common everyday objects that are often gathered around. As opposed to art hung flat against a wall, the works of “It’s a Sign” invite viewers to gather around them as a method of transporting the viewer to a familiar place from their own past. In this nostalgic state, the viewer is posed existential questions about their choices and role in advancing human “progress.” As in all of my work, “It’s a Sign” touches on the themes of life choices, death, modern media, free will and societal norms.
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A Mundane Muse Curated by Maria Vogel
Nonfinito Gallery, Manhattan, New York
108 South Street
April 15th - June 15th, 2019
READ PRESS RELEASE
501(C)3 Non-profit Artist Studio
New York City, New York
variable dimensions
Ongoing
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I don’t believe that in my career as an artist I can dedicate my mind and efforts solely to my personal work. I am aware of how extraordinary a career as an artist is and how expensive and difficult the opportunity can be in the New York area. I experienced these challenges myself in beginning my career.
worthless studios has a mission to provide space, materials, technical assistance and resources for aspiring artists of all backgrounds to realize their artistic visions. Founded in 2016 by Neil Hamamoto, and incorporated as a nonprofit in 2019, worthless studios was conceived as a not-for-profit platform committed to knowledge exchange, manufacturing, and public art. Since inception, the studio has begun to support new artists in a number of different mediums and successfully produced the national public art project FREE FILM : USA.
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WORTHLESS STUDIOS WEBSITE
DONATE HERE
iPhone photography
variable sizes
April 2017 - present
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#celltowertuesday is an ongoing iPhone photography series depicting ominous and omnipresent cellular network antennae in variable global contexts. Started in 2017, #celltowertuesday is most frequently exhibited on digital platforms and social media channels contributing to the forces that cause the the growth of the cellular network and the erecting of more cellular antennae.
With the antenna as their primary subject, the photographs often incorporate hints of the local surrounds that press on themes such as life choices, blind corporate loyalty, innovation’s worth and global history.
The casualness and frequency of the photography and exhibition method support the subject of the work itself.
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Always On Curated by Maria Vogel
The Canvas by Querencia Studio
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
April 20 - June 2, 2019
PRESS RELEASE
plywood, paint, screws
variable dimensions
Ongoing
Select works available for purchase
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The “Plywood Paintings” functions as a mental and physical exercise to break my normal studio routine and practice. Often made after a studio break or between new commissions, the “Plywood Paintings” act as an escape mechanism — an experimental canvas.
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Monolith 1
in collaboration with Nick Allen
Wood, metal, screws, paint
14' x 8' x 8'
2013
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American Beach, American Beech
Wood, metal, screws, paint
17’ x 12’ x 12’
2018
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Pencil monolith
Pencils, hot glue, foam core, Sharpie
12.5” x 8” x 8”
2017
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Commissions available
variable mediums
variable dimensions
2016-2020
Select works available for purchase
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The “iPhone drawings” is an antiquated medium of drawings I created using solely my right index finger and my iPhone 7. Since the planned obsolescence of the iPhone 7 occurred this exact style of drawings can no longer be created.
God Give Me Power
Plywood, paint, extension cord, light, wire, Louisville slugger
67" x 36" x 8"
2017
Available for purchase
Disposable Income
disposable camera parts, hot glue
variable sizes
2017
Available for purchase
