hip – hip!<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\ngetting to know the graduates<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Graduating Student:<\/strong> Matthew Gernt (S 21)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\nMy process paper reflects on place, colonialism, observation, how we consume images, and how they act as avatars of ideology. My grad exhibition work touches on a lot of concepts stated above through moving image, sound, voice-over narration, still image, and text. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\nWho, or what is your work in conversation with?<\/strong><\/p>\nChantal Akerman<\/a><\/p>\nEric Baudelaire<\/a><\/p>\nAllen Ruppersberg<\/a><\/p>\nMoyra Davey<\/a><\/p>\nJ.P. Sniadecki<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\nHow did VCFA change your approach to thinking about your studio practice and your community at home? <\/strong><\/p>\nI now see my work being part of an ongoing conversation. The program helped me to go deeper into a practice rooted in conceptual\/theoretical discourse and engagement with social, political issues concerning society. I see a lot of these issues playing out in my own community. I feel I understand and know my community better. I see that I am an active participant within my community and my contribution matters.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n
<\/div>\nWho were your Artist-Mentors?<\/strong><\/p>\nJeff Silva<\/a><\/p>\nJeanne Mercier<\/a><\/p>\nKatrin Str\u00f6bel<\/a><\/p>\nParastoo Anoushahpour<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>Matthew Gernt, 2021<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat was on your play list during your time at VCFA?<\/strong><\/p>\nSteely Dan – Peg<\/a><\/p>\nDrugdealer – Honey<\/a><\/p>\nPsychic TV – Have Mercy<\/a><\/p>\nSilver Jews – People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\nWho are your favorite protagonists in fiction?<\/strong><\/p>\nI always liked Gervaise from L’Assommoir by Emile Zola<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>Matthew Gernt 2021<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat is your favorite bird?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n
getting to know the graduates<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n
Graduating Student:<\/strong> Matthew Gernt (S 21)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n My process paper reflects on place, colonialism, observation, how we consume images, and how they act as avatars of ideology. My grad exhibition work touches on a lot of concepts stated above through moving image, sound, voice-over narration, still image, and text. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n Who, or what is your work in conversation with?<\/strong><\/p>\n Chantal Akerman<\/a><\/p>\n Eric Baudelaire<\/a><\/p>\n Allen Ruppersberg<\/a><\/p>\n Moyra Davey<\/a><\/p>\n J.P. Sniadecki<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n How did VCFA change your approach to thinking about your studio practice and your community at home? <\/strong><\/p>\n I now see my work being part of an ongoing conversation. The program helped me to go deeper into a practice rooted in conceptual\/theoretical discourse and engagement with social, political issues concerning society. I see a lot of these issues playing out in my own community. I feel I understand and know my community better. I see that I am an active participant within my community and my contribution matters.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n Who were your Artist-Mentors?<\/strong><\/p>\n Jeff Silva<\/a><\/p>\n Jeanne Mercier<\/a><\/p>\n Katrin Str\u00f6bel<\/a><\/p>\n Parastoo Anoushahpour<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n What was on your play list during your time at VCFA?<\/strong><\/p>\n Steely Dan – Peg<\/a><\/p>\n Drugdealer – Honey<\/a><\/p>\n Psychic TV – Have Mercy<\/a><\/p>\n Silver Jews – People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n Who are your favorite protagonists in fiction?<\/strong><\/p>\n I always liked Gervaise from L’Assommoir by Emile Zola<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n What is your favorite bird?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n