Love Philly Food
Love Philly Food is a local media initiative that aims to share the stories of the people who so actively and imaginatively design Philadelphia’s world-class food culture. In short, character-centered vignettes ranging anywhere from one to three minutes in length, Love Philly Food asks not only, “Where does our food come from?” but also, “Who's making it? What is that person's story?" Informed by a documentary aesthetic, Love Philly Food digs deep into the stories, histories and cultures that infuse and enrich the art of Philadelphia food. The series was produced by Laura Deutch, Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz, Andrew Bateman and Oscar Molina in 2015. View the full playlist here
What We Sow
Produced for Mural Arts as part of the What We Sow, 70 x 7 The Meal, act XXXIV, exploring the social and civic foundation of mural traditions by addressing the relationship between local communities, regional ecologies, global economies, and the politics of food production. View the entire playlist of videos here
Ed Yin of Queens Farm takes us on a tour of his organic farm in West Chester, PA. Ed and his family grow a variety of heirloom produce ranging from those he remembers from his life in China to those bred in the Delaware valley. Queens Farm has produce for sale at their booth at the Food Trusts' Headhouse Markets in Philadelphia.
Mural Arts talks with Philadelphia-based artist, Meei-Ling Ng, about her work and inspiration. Meei-Ling's installation and site-specific work often focuses on issues of food production.
Interactive Project Demos
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Present Spaces Future Places. Created during an artist residency at Squeaky Wheel in Buffalo, NY.
Present Spaces, Future Places combines my own explorations of the city with short videos collaboratively made through workshops with artists at Starlight Studio, teens at Seneca St. Church, and other Buffalonians during a public workshop at Squeaky Wheel. The viewer can wander through the documentary at their own pace to discover stories about people who are reclaiming and transforming their city.
Interactive documentary (Mixed Media, 2012, website demo, 18 mins). Created using Klynt.
Detour. (Mixed Media, 2010). An interactive documentary website that seeks to connect and explore the economic, cultural and social relationships between Puebla Mexico and Philadelphia. Created in Flash.