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Born in 1982, Mike Celona is an American video artist, photographer and musician who is interested in exploring the creative possibilities of media beyond it's traditional forms. His experimental works generally deal with the interplay between technology and nature as well as the effects of media messages on our collective psyche. More recently he has begun experimenting with live video mixing/performance, non-linear compositional structures and Glitch art. In 2005 he graduated from Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts and in addition to his art projects works as a commercial editor in Rochester, NY.
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Artist Statement:
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I am primarily interested in using video as an expressive medium.
Having worked as a commercial editor, I often find it is often
refreshing to utilize
video in a manner that runs counter to it’s long-established function as
a tool to convey pre-digested information and empty spectacle to a passive audience. With that in mind, much of my
work fully acknowledges and embraces the inherent artifice of the video
image in the hopes that this (perhaps counter-intuitively) helps
engender a more honest relationship between content producers, audiences
and the technology that mediates them. More recently I have begun
experimenting with non-linear compositions and live video mixing as ways
to evolve the viewing experience beyond limited running times and
attention spans as well as adding an element of real-time improvisation
to my work.
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Education:
2001 – 2005
Syracuse University
College of Visual and Performing Arts
BFA in Video Art with concentrations
in Cinema History and Art Photography
Select Exhibitions:
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2011 - B-Link Festival of New Communications - Belgrade, Serbia - Aesthetica Short Film Festival - York, UK - Simultan Festival 7th Edition - Timisoara, Romania - CologneOFF VII: Art in Global Context - Beirut, Lebanon / Online - BYTE Gallery Summer 2011 International Exhibition - Lexington, KY - New Experimental Sounds & Video / JC Fridays - Bergen Hill Sound/Image - Jersey City, NJ - Exploding Cinema - 'The Others' Art Space - London, UK - Arte Natura Exhibition - Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY - 'Trashed' urban installation/projection - Rogue Video/Walsh Gallery - Newark, NJ - 4th Annual ArtAwake Exhibition - Rochester, NY - 'Relevant' Exhibition - Lower Mill Gallery, Honeoye Falls, NY - Cronosfera Festival - Iridescent Worlds exhibition - Belgrade, Serbia - Synthetic Zero / {S0NiK}Fest 3 - Bronx Art Space, New York, NY
2010 - Visualcontainer.tv - Juried Online Exhibition - 23rd Instants Video Festival - Marseilles, France - 1st Annual Vimeo Festival - New York, NY - 7th Annual Autumedia Media Arts Showcase - Semantics Gallery, Cincinnati, OH - Systems Failure Exhibition - Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA - Cronosfera Festival / Visions From The Future Exhibition - Turin, Italy (Special Mention - 'Seasonal Transmutation Suite') - TEMPO Exhibition – Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH - Family Matters/Nepotism & Other Character Flaws Exhibition - Sushi Gallery, San Diego, CA - Zeros + Ones: The Digital Era - Climate Gallery, New York, NY
2009 - Zero Film Festival – Los Angeles & New York, USA - dokumentArt Festival - Neubrandenburg, Germany / Szczecin, Poland - Busan International Video Festival - South Korea - Oblo Film Festival - Lausanne, Switzerland - Yoveo International Video Festival - New York, NY - PI (Performance Intermedia) Five exhibition - Szczecin, Poland - Odds & Ends: A Night of Light and Shadows - Portland, OR - 2nd Annual ArtAwake Exhibition - Rochester, NY - Magmart International Video Art Festival - Naples, Italy - MiniMini Art Show - Tempe, AZ
2008
- Iowa City Experimental (ICE) Film Festival - University of Iowa - Abstracta International Abstract Cinema Exhibition - Rome, Italy - Alfred University New Media Screening Series - Alfred, NY - OCULI: Experimental Film Showcase - Bottega Gallery, Wilmington, NC - 5th Annual Autumedia Media Arts Showcase - Cincinnati, OH (3rd Prize - 'Data Stream') - Pink Poseidon Plankton Party - Paris, France - Salon @ Collision Machine - Brooklyn, NY - Give Up the Ghost Exhibition - Austin Figurative Gallery, Austin, TX - Lies Online Exhibition - Another Roadside Attraction Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2005 - 2007
- 2:13 Festival - Athens, Greece & London, UK - 'Project' Video Art Screening Series - Another Roadside Attraction Gallery, London, UK - MySpace Artists Show - Gallery 51, North Adams, MA - Independent Film @ Parish - Brooklyn, NY - New York Experimental: Constructions and Constrictions Show - The Tank, New York, NY - Hell On Reels: Astoria Moving Picture Festival - New York, NY - VideoOhm - Syracuse, NY
Student Exhibitions 2001 - 2005
- SPARK Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY (2002 - 2004) - Lightwork Photography Center, Syracuse, NY (2004) - Syracuse University Diversity in Art Show, Syracuse, NY (2003) - 1st Annual Rochester Young Filmmaker’s Festival, Rochester, NY (2001)
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