Alfred Maleson passed away on September 24th. Alfred was one of the first people to participate in my "Weather You Remember" project. Alfred was intelligent, witty, and told his stories with exuburance.

Almost a year after recording him, I invited him to the Mills Gallery in Boston to see the piece, and possibly participate in an informal talk I was giving about the work. I never heard back and assumed that he had forgotten about it, or just lost interest. The night of the talk he arrived at the gallery, sat in the front row, and eagerly answered questions. He was full of charm and humor, and endeared himself to everyone. It amazed me that at the age of 84 (and walking with a cane), he had driven himself into Boston's South End, found a parking spot, and was actually interested in the gallery and the developments of the work.

About 4 months later I saw him for the last time. I was getting ready to move to Indiana, and I was doing some shopping at the Trader Joes in Brookline. We walked out of the store together and we talked for a while in the parking lot while I unlocked my bike. Alfred was interested in my old Ralleigh bicycle, and was telling me about how he used to enjoy riding his bike through Boston. Then he said "I knew there was a reason I liked you." With that, I watched him walk to his car. I knew that I might never see him again, and I knew that I would never forget him.

     
 

Looking for people to arrange and caption Viewmaster reels, you will be credited in the video and prints made if your captions are selected.

Soho in Ottakring
, Vienna, Austria May 8- May 22, 2010

Informal Research Lab: Maura Jasper, Stephen Mathewson, Josh Thomson
Ongoing public art exchange with area residents, exploring relationships between humor and racism. More information coming soon.....

The Steakhouse
performance space: music, anti-theatre, savoury flavor

May 8 Opening
May 13 "Hello!" live from Vienna..Participation TV, public performance and live webcast.
May 15 Deluxx (Mark Perretta)
May 19 Video Screening: Maura Jasper Selected Works
May 20 "Hello!" live from Vienna...Participation TV, public performance and live webcast.


Ellswhere Collaborative, Greensborough, NC June 3- June 29 2010
I will be in residence at Ellwhere Collaborative a living museum within a former thrift store!

 

Featured Link: "Desktop 2010" by Sarah Zimmerman produced in my Intro to Digital Media class at Ball State University.




 

 

 
     
       
 
 
Iconoscope Oct 16 - Nov 1, 2009
Good Question Gallery, Milford, PA
   
 
Without Borders VI: Conjunction Video Festival
University of Maine, Museum of Art Oct 7, 6PM
Space Gallery, Nov 18, 7:30
Center for Maine Contemporary Art TBD
Weather You Remember: Tornado Excerpt

   
  Espacio Enter: Art-Science-Innovation Sept 22-27 2009
Tenerife Espacio des Las Artes, Tenerife, Spain
Weather You Remember