Fritz Family Digital Window
Located on the west face of the Van Mabee Plaza of the Vladem Contemporary at the corner of Guadalupe St. and Montezuma Ave., the Fritz Family Digital Window broadcasts artist videos, animation, and independent short films in the evening hours. Programming repeats every one to two hours, and patrons may stream the audio through their smart device, an experience akin to a drive-in movie speaker.
The Fritz Family Digital Window is part of the Vladem Contemporary After Dark, a collection of three distinct, public facing artistic experiences that are best viewed after sunset.
Artists Currently On View
Channee choi
South Korean and American, 1986
chaneec.com
Chanee Choi is a transdisciplinary artist and educator. She has developed a ritualistic craft-based art practice that transcends the conservative and isolationist roots of traditional East Asian craftwork by focusing on a celebration of feminist theory and modern tech. Within this hybrid genre, she produces both embodied and virtual immersive experiences exploring the effect of immigration on issues of identity, and the synesthetic processes of corporeal-cognitive space. Originally from South Korea, Chanee now lives, works, and studies in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she is an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico in The Department of Film & Digital Arts.
The Gut, 2013
Embroidery Animation, Performance Video
2:41
Remembrance: Coral, 2023
Video Game & Brainwave (Biofeedback) Performance Recording
1:50
Darkness, 2020
3D Animation
5:39
All works courtesy of the artist
jess johnson + simon ward
Jess Johnson
New Zealand, 1979
jessjohnson.org
Simon Ward
New Zealand, 1977
simonmward.com
Since 2013, artists Jess Johnson and Simon Ward have been collaborating to create videos, virtual reality, and large-scale immersive installations. Jess’s drawings, done by hand, depict an ever-evolving fictional world that melds alien architecture, technology and flesh. These drawings are transformed into video and virtual reality by Simon, providing audiences the simulated experience of entering the hypnotic realms depicted in Jess’s drawings. Jess Johnson lives and works in New Mexico and New Zealand. Simon Ward lives and works in New Zealand.
Webwurld, 2017
Music by Andrew Clarke
Single-channel HD digital video with audio
16:9, 2 minutes, 8 seconds
Umwelt, 2019
Music by Andrew Clarke
Single-channel HD digital video with audio
16:9, 2 minutes, 44 seconds
XYZZY (trailer), 2024
Music by Stef Animal
Single-channel HD digital video with audio
16:9, 57 seconds
Falsey Plus, 2023
Music by Andrew Clarke
Single-channel HD digital video with audio
16:9, 5 minutes, 38 seconds
All works courtesy of the artists
sara ludy
American, 1980
saraludy.com
Sara Ludy is an American artist working in a wide range of contemporary and traditional media including painting, video, and expanded digital media. Her practice weaves the everyday into natural and simulated forms to explore embodied perception through a postdigital lens. Sara lives and works in Placitas, New Mexico.
Metamimics, 2023
Video (color, sound)
11:45
Date Night, 2024
Video (color, sound)
00:36
Bunny, 2023
Video (color, sound)
00:15
Diamonds, 2024
Video (color, sound)
00:35
Alien Soap, 2024
Video (color, sound)
00:20
Paradise, 2023
Video (color, sound)
00:33
OBE, 2024
Video (color, sound)
00:25
Star Drop, 2024
Video (color, sound)
00:33
Parade, 2024
Video (color, sound)
00:15
After Hours, 2023
Video (color, sound)
00:24
Red Duck Swan, 2023
Video (color, sound)
00:08
Spooky Bette, 2023
Video (color, sound)
00:08
Slow Ghosts, 2023
Video (color, sound)
02:30
All works courtesy of the artist
Community Partner
The Santa Fe International Film Festival is a spectacular annual event for film enthusiasts and industry professionals alike. From October 16-20, 2024, the festival boasts more than 300 hours of programming and more than 100 visiting filmmakers, presenting a diverse selection of outstanding independent and international films. Filmmakers and moviegoers can anticipate special receptions, industry panels, and discussions with film professionals throughout downtown Santa Fe and its Railyard district. Each October, SFiFF’s premiere film program includes international films, American independent films, the Green Earth Program, Indigenous films, special presentations, and more than 100 short films. SFiFF’s five days of cinema and special events take place in Santa Fe’s magnificent theaters and popular downtown restaurants, local museums, and inspiring art galleries. More information: https://santafe.film/
SFiFF Films Currently On View:
A Guest from Elsewhere
Director: Ethan Anderson
Runtime 9 min
ETC.
Director: Pablo Millan
Runtime 6.18 min
Extracted
Director: Adam Glickfield
Runtime 4 min
Gumball Machine
Director: Eli Staub
Runtime 6.00 min
LUKI and the Lights
Director: Toby Cochran
Runtime 11 min
Moving Day
Director: Sean Mirkovich
Runtime 12.00 min
Tahlequah the Whale: A Dance of Grief
Director: Daniel Kreizberg
Runtime 15 min
The Brave Locomotive
Director: Andrew Chesworth
Runtime 7.18 min
There Can Only Be One
Director: Britney Fan
Runtime 2.54 min
Witchfairy
Directors: Cedric Igodt and David Van de Weyer
Runtime 15.00 min