On Thursday, May 21 at 7:00 pm, Caltech Artists-in-Residence Rebecca Baron and Douglas Goodwin will screen works that consider the nature of images and their function as evidence. The program will reflect on how images communicate, persuade, and shape what can be seen, believed, or known.
Rebecca Baron is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles, best known for her essay films. In collaboration with Doug Goodwin, her recent work investigates the role of AI, machine learning, and database design in cinematic expression and communication. Her award-winning films have screened widely at venues including Documenta 12, the New York Film Festival, the British Film Institute, Centre Pompidou, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Her major fellowships include a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and a City of Paris Artist Fellowship.
Douglas Goodwin is an interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California. His work spans moving image, computational photography, writing, performance, and media systems. Recent projects include two collaborations with Rebecca Baron: Nearest Neighbor and Lossless, an ongoing series on the material history of digital cinema.
Location: Beckman Behavioral Biology Building B180 Auditorium (Enter on the south side of the building down exterior staircase.)
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