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tomorrow on thursday, nov 16, gallery korea (of the korean cultural center of NY) will have its opening reception for the group show, "unsettled"

"Unsettled reveals multilateral aspects of unstable and precarious states in the artists’ lives. The works in the exhibition examine the process of introspection of the unstable state in various ways, reflecting on insecure social systems and expressing these changeable, even volatile situations in their own ways. Together, the artists are allowing the audience to get a glimpse of how the seemingly negative concept of ‘unsettlement’ can be elevated and beautified through art."

http://www.koreanculture.org/…

NU-LIFE has been invited to this group show, and i will be there to represent it and to admire the other work...! if you are near the area, feel free to join me in seeing the work of other artists who are working with themes of immigration, uproot, identity politics, and the act of settling or unsettling. : )

just wanted to make this post to prove that...i haven’t forgotten about lupine! it’s been a busy handful of months, and the task of investigating grad schools has consumed a lot of my time. looking forward to finishing this film though...perhaps by the end of next summer. : )

in the meantime, enjoy the trailer!

been a busy year! i got to travel to Bucheon, South Korea to see NU-LIFE in competition and that was a blast. beyond seeing family, i got to make some lovely new friends. animators are always such chill folks. 

woops, it’s been a while. i promise i’m still around!

in fact, i am in the baby stages of experiments n xplorations’ for a new film...hopefully by using a technique that will be compact, portable and subway-friendly.

heh.

thought i would share some pics of my awesome students at the Eagle Hill High School working away on their charcoal animations. they’re coming along really beautifully! :’)

also, the trailer for NU-LIFE is up! 

currently busy submitting it to festivals like a madman, and i’m keeping my fingers crossed that it will get to travel a bit and see the world. wish me luck~

my latest animated short film "nu-life" is almost finished! edit is mostly done but i'm currently holding off on calling it complete, since there may be some last minute fixings' and fussing around with things.

check out my new page for it on my website if you're curious though! thought i would upload some spare stills here that didn't make it on the site. will definitely post the video once it's ready to go :') 

some periods, points, and punctuations from the tail end of 2014. 

TORO is now up online! tell your friends tell your families! 

in October TORO will be screening for competition at both PISAF (South Korea) and the BanjaLuka Festival (Bosnia) this year. yay! and for anyone who's in New York, it will also be screening on October 16th at the Brooklyn Cinema Club. i'll definitely be there that night so say hi if you can make it.

on another celebratory note, A++ for RISD winning the best animation school reel at Ottawa this year!! the reel included amazing work by both the senior and junior class.

another book redesign! i am still in the middle of reading this rn. it's a collection of shorts from many different perspectives, post-vietnam war. there are some real gems here, a couple tearjerkers and many many poetic gestures.

one bit of belated news and one bit of new news! TORO has been selected for competition in the undergraduate student category in the Ottawa International Animation Festival in Canada. aww yissssss! the festival itself will be from September 17-21 and the program is up at their site so go check it out! the RISD school reel (including TORO and some other delicious animations) is in competition as well which is AWESOME

some more album/cover designs bc i love takenobu and his cello-playing ways.  

was bored today so i redesigned the cover for my favorite book and my favorite album.

at this point i am convinced my life is a series of ghetto, half-baked solutions HA

some more exciting news! TORO has been selected for official selection in the Monterrey Film Festival. it will be playing in the international short film division along with a cool mix of other animations and assorted live-action/documentary pieces. 

to preview this years roundup, check out their site: http://www.monterreyfilmfestival.com/official-selection/