Curriculum Vitae

Dinorah de Jesús Rodríguez

 

AWARDS/ARTISTS’ SUPPORT

FAN/Knight New Work Award, Funding Arts Network, Miami, FL, Project Grant, 2009-2010

Tigertail Productions, Miami, FL, Artists’ Access Grant, 2001, 2003, 2010

Atlantic Center for the Arts, Residency Fellowship, 2005

Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Individual Artists’ Fellowship, 2005

Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Consortium, FL, Artist’s Enhancement Grant, 2004

Miami Light Project, Miami, FL, Here and Now Project Grant, 1998

San Francisco Festival 2000, San Francisco, CA, Project Grant, 1990

 

DISTINCTIONS

Member, Board of Directors, Miami Beach Film Society and Cinematheque, 2009-Present

Adjudicator, YoungArts/National Foundation for Advancement of the Arts, Miami, FL 2008-Present

Artist in Residence, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL, 2001-2007

Media Arts Jury Panelist, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, Baltimore, MD 2007

Guest Curator, Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL, 2005

Juried Artist, Art Center South Florida, Miami, Beach, FL 1997-2001

Nominating Committee, National Video Resources/Rockefeller Foundation, 2000, 2001

Media Arts Jury Panelist, Louisiana Division of the Arts, 1999 and 2000

Media Arts Jury Panelist, New Forms Miami, 1998

Media Arts Jury Panelist, North Carolina Arts Council, 1998

Media Arts Jury Panelist, South Carolina Arts Council, 1997

Media Arts Fellowship Nominee, Rockefeller Foundation National Video Resources, 1993

Travel Fellowship Finalist, Fulbright Foundation, 1992

Resident, 16mm Film Production Intensive, Los Angeles Women’s Building, 1978

 

PRIZES

Black Maria Film Festival, 2nd Place/Jury’s Citation Award, 2003

Big Muddy Film Festival, Honorable Mention, 2002

 

RESIDENCIES

Fundación Valparaíso, Mojacar, SPAIN, 2010

5-Week Private Residency Funded by FL State Fellowship, Bahia, BRAZIL 2006

Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL, 2001, 2002, 2005

Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY, 2004

Jentel Artists’ Residency Program, Banner, WY, 2003

Los Angeles Women’s Building 16mm Workshop with Barbara Hammer, Los Angeles, CA 1978

 

PUBLIC ARCHIVES/COLLECTIONS

Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL

Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL

Bryn Mawr College Library, Bryn Mawr, PA

Concordia University, Montreal, CANADA

Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami, FL

Girls’ Club Collection, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Jentel Arts, Banner, WY

Latin American Video Archives (LAVA Video), New York, NY

Pacific Film Archive at Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA

Proyecto Videolab, Lisbon, PORTUGAL

Temple University, Film and Media Arts Archive, Philadelphia, PA

The Rockefeller Foundation, National Video Resources, New York, NY

University of California at Berkeley, Media Arts Library

University of the Arts, Media Arts Archive, Philadelphia, PA

University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Film and Video Art Archive

Videoteca del Sur, New York, NY

Visual Studies Workshop, State University of New York, Brockport/Rochester, NY

 

SELECTED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Elusive Landscape: Miami, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami, FL 2010

Lover Other: The Work of Barbara Hammer, Cinematheque, Miami Beach, FL 2007

Multimedia Applications in Performance, University of California, Davis, 2006

The Precocious Preconscious, Solo Show, Cinematheque, Miami Beach, FL 2004

Hand-crafted 16mm Film, Visual Studies Workshop, SUNY Brockport/Rochester, NY 2004

The Festival of Alternative Cuban Film, Panel Discussion, Tower Theatre, Miami, FL 2003

The Experimental Show, Panel Discussion, Bass Museum of Art, Miami, 2003

Made in the USA: 40 Years of Independent Cuban Film, Alliance for Media Arts, Miami, 1997

Myth, Memory & Magic, Panel Discussion, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA 1991

Festival 2000, Panel Discussion, Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, 1990

 

PRESS

Miami Art Exchange, Night Film in the Landscape, Onajide Shabaka, July 2010

Miami New Times, Experimental Filmmaker Takes Over Legion Park, Amanda McCorquodale, July 2010

Miami Sun Post, Art of Film, Omar Sommereyns, Miami, FL 2008

KPFA Radio, Interviews with Filmmakers from Women of Color Film Festival, Berkeley, CA 2003

WLRN-TV, Cabletap, Artist Interview, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2003

WAMI-TV, Generation Ñ, Artist Interview, Miami, 1998

GEMS-TV, Qué Pasa Miami, Artist Interview, International Spanish Cable Network, 1997

 

TEACHING POSITIONS

Arts Educator, Miami-Dade Public Library System, 2009-Present

Arts Educator, World Literacy Campaign/Girl Power, 2009-Present

Arts Educator, Girls’ Club Collection, Ft. Lauderdale, 2007-Present

Arts Educator, Miami Art Museum, 2007-Present

Arts Educator, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, 2001-Present

Co-Director, Flashlight Project, Miami-Dade County, 2007- Present

Guest Lecturer, University of California at Davis, Gender and Cultural Studies Dept, 2006

Guest Lecturer, Visual Studies Workshop (SUNY at Brockport/Rochester), 2005, 2006

Film Arts Workshop Instructor, Wolfsonian Museum, Florida International University 2004,2006

Visual Art Instructor, South Florida Art Center, Miami, 1997-2001

Guest Lecturer, Florida International University, Miami, 1997

Film/Video Instructor, Alliance for Media Arts, Miami, 1993-1997

 

EDUCATION

School of Creative Arts at San Francisco State University, B.A. Film Production 1988

San Francisco City College, 1984-1985

San Francisco Art Institute, 1978

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

ComVideo, Apexart, Outdoor Projection at Entrance to Holland Tunnel, New York, NY, 2011

Elusive Landscape: Miami, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens (and 4 other outdoor sites), Miami, 2010

Evironments, Outdoor Projection at Plaza da Inquisiçao, Coimbra, PORTUGAL, 2010

Project Room, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL 2010

Festival of Inappropriation, UCLA, 2009

Monitoring Art, O Cinema at Calix Gustav Gallery, Miami, FL 2009           

Sleepless Night, Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Miami Beach, FL 2009

Set to Manual, Girls’ Club Collection, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2009

Abracadabra Fundraiser and Auction, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL 2009

Au go! go! Pre-Art Basel Miami Event, Studio 1215 Miami, FL, 2008

Barcelona International Film Festival, Barcelona, SPAIN, 2007

Safety Zones, Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Art Basel ½Miami Design District, 2007

Way Out, Miami GLBT Film Festival Centerpiece Party, Hispaniola Way, Miami Beach, FL, 2007

San Diego Women’s Film Festival, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA, 2006

Festival du Cinéma de Paris, Paris, FRANCE, 2006

Thessaloniki Film Festival, Thessaloniki, GREECE, 2006

IPO Satellite Office, 801 Projects, Miami, FL, 2006

Blood/Regeneration, Galería La Rampa, San Francisco, CA, 2006

Plural Miami, EdgeZones Gallery/World Arts Building, Art Basel ½Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL  2005

Optic Nerve, Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL 2005

Flicker Film Festival, Spokane, WA 2005

IPO: The Bored Room, Here and Now Festival, Miami Light Project, Miami, FL 2005

Miami NOW, EdgeZones Gallery/World Arts Building, Art Basel ½Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL 2004

IPO Branding, scopeMiami Centerpiece Party, TownHouse Hotel, Miami Beach, FL 2004

New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, New York, NY, 2004

The Precocious Preconscious: Works by Dinorah de Jesús Rodriguez, Cinematheque, Miami, FL 2004

Festival of Alternative Cuban Cinema (Solo Program), Tower Theatre, Miami, FL 2003

Girls on Film Screening Series, ATA Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2003

Not Still Art Festival, Micro Museum, New York, NY 2003

The Black Maria Film Festival (2nd Place Jury’s Citation Award), U.S. Tour, 2003

Surreal Saturday, PS742, Miami, FL 2003

Women of Color Film Festival, Pacific Film Archive at Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA 2003

The Experimental Show, Bass Museum of Art, Miami, 2003

Ybor City Moving Image Festival, Tampa, FL, 2002

Asian Pacific American Film Festival, The Smithsonian Museum, Washington, DC, 2002

Optic Nerve, Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL 2002

Athens International Film Festival, Athena Cinema, Athens, OH, 2002 and 1992

Big Muddy Film Festival (Honorable Mention), Chicago, IL 2002

Subtropics Surreal Marathon, PS 742, Miami, FL 2002

Poetics and Fear, Cinematech at Israeli Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL 2002

Radical Women of Color for the 21st Century, University of California, Berkeley, CA 2002

Megacosm, Bass Museum of Art, Miami, FL 2001

InsideOut and Image Party, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL 2001

The Anatomy of Desire, Colony Theatre, Miami Beach, FL 2000

Director’s Cut, Richard Schack Gallery, Miami Beach, FL 1999

Opening Night Street Projection, Artemis Performance Network, Miami, FL 1999

Cinema of the Americas: Latin American and Caribbean Film Festival, Miami, FL 1999

New Blood: 1997 Juried Artists, South Florida Art Center, Miami, FL 1998

Here and Now, Miami Light Project/New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL 1998

New Plays (“.Epar”), New Theatre, Coral Gables, FL, 1997

Made in the USA: 40 Years of Independent Cuban Film, Alliance Theatre, Miami, FL 1997

Quinto Encuentro de Video, National Cuban TV, Havana, CUBA 1995

Women in the Director’s Chair International Film and Video Festival, U.S. Tour, 1994

Hand-Held Journeys, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, New York, NY 1993

Afro-Latino Images, Downtown Community TV Center, New York, NY 1992

Women’s Erotic Film Festival, Roxie Theatre, San Francisco, CA 1992

Guadelupe Cinefest, Guadelupe Arts Center, San Antonio, TX, 1992

Myth, Memory and Magic, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA 1991

Images Festival of Independent Film and Video, Toronto, CANADA 1991

37 49’N/122 22’W: New Bay Area Work, Cinematheque, San Francisco, CA 1991

Images and Visions, La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA 1991

Cultural Legacies, Peralta Colleges Television PCTV, Oakland, CA 1991

Works from Festival 2000, KQED-TV Channel 32, San Francisco, CA 1990

Festival 2000, Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA 1990

Independent Shorts, ATA Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1987

International Women’s Day Festival, Old Wives’ Tales Bookstore, San Francisco, CA  1986

 

SELECTED WORKS

 

FILMS

IN A GADDA DA VIDA (In the Garden of Eden) (2010, 05:18)

An experimental yet narrative music video depicting the plight of Earth’s Daughter during the process of global overdevelopment via the use of found footage and psychedelic video effects; with music by Fred Ho and the Green Monster Big Band.

 

o Amor (2009, 12:00)

This film is a psychedelic, transcendental video journey into the secret fantasy life of a Botanical Garden, addressing the cycle of bloom and decay in both the natural environment and the emotional experience of love. The film is designed to be projected outdoors in an actual garden setting. The interactive soundtrack by Ricardo Lastre and Dinorah de Jesús Rodriguez is purposely uncluttered and intended to be completed by ambient sound, audience interaction and live performers.

XXX:  Is sex safe?,  Cyberputa, and How Come You Don’t Trust Me? (2007, 03:01)

A tryptich of images culled from over 20,000 feet of vintage 16mm footage, including pornography, TV commercials, cartoons and classic movie trailers, these films have been hand-colored, painted and/or scratched frame by frame on footage originally produced between the late 1920’s and late 1970s. NOTE:  This work contains sexually explicit imagery.

 

Telepatía (2007, 06;17)

“All the sex that we are having and not having in virtual reality…” A psychedelic trance-film exploring erotic impulses, distance and virtual relationships.  NOTE: This work contains sexually explicit imagery.

 

Is It True Blondes Have More Fun? (2006, 0:30)

A graffitti remake of the classic Clairol hair dye ad from the 1960′s.

 

you are the product of a sex tabú (2005, 02:13)

A look at the relationship between media and human sexuality, and the drive to attain a state of purity.

 

Global Medea (2005, 03:48)

An analysis of communication, cross-cultural understanding, social mores and contemporary values under the influence of globalization.  Soundtrack by J Foster Peone.

 

Dialogue in Space (2005, 01:32)

A short video loop made in collaboration with visual artist Michelle Weinberg in which two aesthetic languages struggle to dialogue within the space of the video frame and the minds of two female artists.

 

female alchemy: a video symphony in seven movements (2004, 30:00)

Conceived as a “step-by-step guide to womanhood” and designed to be experienced as a linear cinematic experience and/or a 7-channel video installation, this piece weaves home movies and handcrafted film segments into seven self-contained short works joined by a common thematic purpose; with contributions of poetry, music and performance by a variety of artists, including beat poet Anne Waldman and composer Gabriela Lena Frank.

 

Cortejo (2002, 04:27)

A visit to the cemetery unleashes the force of the feminine psyche in this surrealist narrative starring Cuban stage actress Magaly Agüero and set to original score by composer Ken Field.

 

Un nombre de mujer (2001, Film/Video, 06:25)

An image embarks upon a journey of self-discovery in response to a mysterious phone call; music by 1960’s Cuban pop idols, Los Zafiros.

 

Afterlife (2001, 04:14)

Produced in residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in collaboration with filmmakers Karen Aqua and James Espinas, the piece addresses the aftermath of 9/11 in a parallel between the personal and universal through metaphors drawn from the surrounding subtropical landscape.

 

L’anatomie du désir (2001,  05:25)

A tribute to biophysical impulses, this 16mm assemblage of erotic images, found footage and distressed film was originally projected onto the torso of Butoh artist Helena Thevenot as part of the one-hour performance pieceThe Anatomy of Desire. The video version was created in collaboration with sound artist Gustavo Matamoros as an experiment in texture and synchronicity.

 

(In Loving Memory…) for Soraya (1998, 05:07)

A meditation upon a young woman murdered by her husband and a peek into dimensions of intimacy and private space. Funded in part by Miami Light Project Here and Now Award.

 

Dolor y Perdón (1997, 03:16)

A collage of deconstructed film images shot with obsolete and defective cameras, the piece is an homage to the body and its propensity for love, pain, endurance and ultimate detachment; set to the classic bolero bearing the same title, as performed by contemporary Afro-Cuban ensemble, Conjunto Céspedes.

 

A Trilogy: Ochún/Oricha – El Balance – Guerreros (1990, 28:00)

This stylistic collage addresses balance between “feminine” and “masculine” forces and the meshing of inner and outer realities. The work consists of three shorts and the animated sequences between them; filmed internationally with an original score by multicultural artists, Guillermo and Bobi Céspedes, Thierry Diallo, William R. Jack, Ustad Habib Khan and Auschim Chadhouri; drawings by Bárbara Safille. Funded in part by San Francisco Festival 2000.

INSTALLATIONS

Elusive Landscape: Miami (2010)

A series of free public art events presented at five outdoor locations across Miami from June to October 2010 in collaboration with experimental composer and sound designer Ricardo Lastre, this work consists of multiple hand-crafted 16mm filmstrips depicting the forms and colors of natural landscapes and projected directly into the landscapes themselves. Elusive Landscape promotes environmental awareness by celebrating Miami’s lush urban green spaces and natural eco-systems and their functions in the daily life of the community. It connects the city’s diverse ethnic and economic audiences by engaging everyday people with an experience that is sensorial, magical, celebratory and rooted in nature in a shared, unifying experience that spans key areas of the city. Commissioned by Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator, this project won the 2009 FAN Knight New Work Award, an initiative of Funding Arts Network funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in the amount of $50,000.

 

ellos y nosotros: them and us (2010)

This stark and visually economical piece consists of a narrow rectangular space furnished with two empty birdcages while two identical video projections appear on the bifurcated ceiling.  The video imagery is of digitized, psychedelic, hand-crafted 16mm film of birds circling infinitely, accompanied by an audio track of bird calls layered with random street sounds.  My aesthetic language incorporates humor, subtlety, and psychological manipulation through the use of embedded single frames that deliver subliminal messages, and sections that are specifically designed to stimulate movement in our chakras, the spinning energetic centers located in the human body.  Presented in the Project Room at Hollywood Art and Culture Center, 2010.

 

ephemera (2009)

This work celebrates the process of release, detachment, and the airing out of memories, fantasy and social imprints.  The piece consists of miniscule film images, photographic negatives and hand-colored celluloid strips suspended from the branches of the Grand Poinciana tree at the entrance to the Miami Beach Botanical Garden. The piece is kinetic thanks to natural breezes blowing through the outdoor environment, and the rudimentary projection effect is achieved through the use of spotlights located at the base of the tree aimed at the transparent imagery.  Dancers from Momentum Dance Company perform an interactive movement piece in collaboration with this installation, under the direction of Delma Iles. The dancers invite visitors to grab and scrutinize the strips hanging from the tree, encouraging an intimate, interactive relationship with the imagery.

 

o Amor (2009)

A transcendental video journey into the secret fantasy life of the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, filmed partly in this very location, o Amor is an outdoor video projection into the garden itself, addressing the cycle of bloom and decay in both the natural environment and the emotional experience of love. The interactive soundtrack by Ricardo Lastre and Dinorah de Jesús Rodriguez is purposely uncluttered and designed to be filled in by ambient sound and live performers.  Presented in conjunction with ephemera.

 

XXX (2007)

Replicating the peep shows of the past, this moving image installation was installed inside of a closet at Diaspora Vibe Gallery in Miami’s Design District as part of the show “Safety Zones” opening in tandem with Art Basel 2007.  The work consists of three erotic video loops presented within a “safe” viewing space, complete with blinking neon sign over the curtained door.  Culled from over 20,000 feet of vintage 16mm footage, including pornography, television commercials, cartoons and classic thrillers, these films have been hand-colored, painted and/or scratched frame by frame on footage originally produced between the late 1920’s and late 1970s.  Note:  This work contains sexually explicit imagery.

 

Everywhere, Marie (2005)

This piece is dedicated to the memory of Marie Laveau, a well-known New Orleans sorceress who lived during the 19th century and was known for her supernatural powers, including the power of astral projection, which allowed her to appear in multiple locations at the same time.  A series of site-specific moving image installations consisting of a puppet made of reflective material (celluloid, metal plates), a film loop that is projected upon the face of the puppet, throwing reflections of the projected images onto the surrounding environment, and a soundtrack consisting of traditional Mardi Gras music by New Orleans jazz musicians. The installation has had two manifestations: one in a swamp in rural Central Florida during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and one in the bathroom of a Miami art gallery during the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma. Presented at Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL and Edgezones Gallery, Miami, FL (Art Basel½Wynwood Arts District 2005).

 

SET: A Set of Settings Unsettling Set Ways (2003)

Created in collaboration with artists Denise Delgado, Tatiana Saínz and Michelle Weinberg, this piece transforms a black box theatre space into an interactive unfolding of dramatic obsessions and transitory illusions utilizing 3-dimensional media, transparencies, video and 16mm projections. Local performance artists are invited to present their works upon the installed Set during the duration of the exhibition.  Presented at PS 742 in Miami.

 

Image Party (2001)

This interactive moving image installation consists of 5 hand-painted 16mm film loops projected into floor-to-ceiling mirrors and throwing reflected imagery outside onto the foliage visible through the studio’s sliding glass doors, with live music by Ken Field, John Eacott, James Espinas and Raúl Garcia. Visitors are invited to enter the installation with video cameras, to affect the installation imagery by inserting their own reflections in the path of the projections, and to videotape the imagery that is created in the process. Presented in the dance studio at Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, FL

 

 

MULTIMEDIA

Swallowing the Moon (2007, Multimedia Performance, 30 min.)

An experimental movement theatre piece by Brazilian choreographer Lucia Aratanha adapted from the short story “Amor” by Clarice Lispector and using multiple screen projections.

Cabaret Unkempt (2006, Multimedia Performance, 1 Hr.)

A collaborative multimedia work written and directed by performance artist Jennylin Duany of Akropolis Acting Company. The work consists of two performers, a minimal set and an array of 16mm, video, slides and overhead projections that act as structural and narrative elements of the one-hour performance, which addresses the theme of body image in relation to size, race and social class.

 

IPO (2004-2007, Multimedia Performance Series)

A collaborative performance series in collaboration with choreographer Octavio Campos and visual artist Michelle Weinberg, IPO examines how the intuitive, fluid nature of artmaking is both disrupted and energized by the insertion of banal economic facts. Through the use of interdisciplinary media, IPO provides an experimental forum in time and space on the status of the artistic process and product today, advancing a coherent theory of art economics by adhering to a corporate structure. The action and visual elements of IPO will progress according to the distinct phases of launching a business venture. The tangible components of IPO include movement, spoken word, sound, film/video, set design, and a website.

www.ipo-worldwide.com

 

Image Party (2001, Interactive Installation/Performance)

Presented in the dance studio at Atlantic Center for the Arts, utilizing hand-painted film loops projected into mirrors that cast the reflected imagery onto the surrounding foliage through the studio’s floor-to-ceiling glass doors.  Visitors are invited to enter with a video camera and create new moving imagery using the effects created by the multiple projections; with live music by Ken Field, John Eacott, James Espinas and Raúl Garcia and interactive shadow dances performed by visitors to the installation.

 

The Anatomy of Desire (2000, Film/Performance, 1 Hr.)

A one-hour multimedia performance piece choreographed and directed by Butoh artist Helena Thevenot and experimental sound artist Gustavo Matamoros that includes a segment of 16mm film projected onto the nude body of the performer. The work explores and deconstructs the physical as well as theoretical implications of desire: its biophysical impulses, functions, purpose and direction.

 

.Epar (1997, Multimedia Performance, 1 hr.)

An interdisciplinary piece exploring rape and its ironic aftermath through dance, spoken word, 16mm film projections, video and live music. Written and directed by Ricky Martinez, choreographed by Lucia Arathanha and Giovanni Luquini, performed by Akropolis Acting Company with music by cellist Michelle Maiorana. Film work commissioned by New Theatre, Coral Gables.