VSW is pleased to welcome artist, educator, film preservationist and Rochester native Bill Brand back to Rochester for a two day engagement at VSW. Bill is the founder and owner of BB Optics, a film preservation lab in NYC with an extensive list of clients that includes MoMA, Disney, and the Library of Congress.
On October 26, Bill will give a Master Class on his work as a film preservationist, and discuss the technical complexities of archiving film in a variety of formats and for multiple uses. This event is co-sponsored by the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation. Tickets can be purchased here.
On October 27, the VSW Salon will present a program of Bill's experimental films along with selections he has made from the VSW Film collection.This screening will be followed by a conversation between Bill and VSW curator Tara Nelson. Inspired by the expanded cinema and avant-garde film movements of the 1960’s, Brand began his career as an experimental filmmaker, working with 16mm film, projection performance and sound installation. His early films addressed a broad range of approaches, from formal abstraction to structural inquiry, with a consistent sense of humor and a touch of playfulness. Bill’s practice has continued to evolve to include video, painting, drawing, and a public art installation that is viewable through the windows of a moving subway train in NYC.
This screening will be preceded by an open studio with current Project Space resident Ahndraya Parlato, 6-7pm. See you there!