GROWING UP ABSURD
2021, 16mm to HD video, color, stereo, 30:00 minutes (looping). Made in collaboration with Julie Niemi.
Growing Up Absurd includes four interviews with key members of the Tolstoy College community – Alex Van Oss, Peter Murphy, Chip Planck, and Paul Richmond – that speak to the ethos and history of the college, from its founding in 1969 to its dissolution in 1985. At once a sweeping portrayal of the college’s meeting places and the state of the campus today, Growing Up Absurd layers memories and traces of history to convey the lived experiences of its participants.
This film is a component of the exhibition F: Reconsituting Tolstoy College, September 16 2021 - March 12, 2022, The University at Buffalo CFA Gallery, Buffalo, NY.
