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| I am Aaron Valdez, a film and video artist originally from Houston, Texas currently living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. My work encompasses both appropriated and original content across multiple platforms and screening environments. I've screened all over the world, my work has toured with RESFEST, LA Freewaves, and the Black Maria Film Festival, and been featured at film festivals such as Seattle International Film Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival, and AFI Fest. |
I
started making appropriated videos in college in the late 90's
on 3/4" cut-to-cut
systems. After school I got into in-camera
edited Super 8 and 16mm
found footage filmmaking. I began making multiple
projector installations and performances with
16mm film loops. I received two early grants that helped me complete
the 16mm films Throwing
Stones at the Sun and Dissolve.
Around 2003 I began making appropriated videos like States
of the Union and Big
Screen Version. In 2005 I started videoblogging and
producing web-based work. Past web-based
projects include Blandlands and Valdezatron
Industries. |
| I am currently making tv and internet video mashups videos for Wreck and Salvage with Erik Nelson and Adam Quirk and run the home movie site Lost in Light with Jennifer Proctor. |
| You can contact me at valdezatron at gmail dot com. You can also find me on Flickr, Vimeo, Facebook, and Twitter. Thanks for stopping by. |
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