Diane Bonder: You Are Not from Here
May 13 & 17, 2006

Diane Bonder’s poetic semi-narrative and documentary film and media works explore themes of identity. This exhibition spans ten years of the Brooklyn-based artist’s Super-8, 16mm, and video work. Bonder’s shooting and editing style intimately marks the passage of time and poetically engages the viewer. Each theme is presented within a social and philosophical framework, coupled with compassion, subtle humor, and intelligence.

Organized by Sally Berger, Assistant Curator, Department of Film and Media. Special thanks to Kathy High.

Dear Mom. 1996. USA. A girl’s identity is examined in relation to her powerful mother, a matriarchal family, and domestic fantasies. 13 min.
If. 2000. USA. The confines of a room and the objects in it represent a missing lover. 12 min.
If You Lived Here, You’d Be Home by Now. 2001. USA. Rural American landscapes and newspaper stories reflect the struggle over privacy, public space, and property. 15 min.
Closer to Heaven. 2003. USA. “Urban ghosts collide; abandoned umbrellas tumble down the streets, my father calls again and again to say good-bye” (Bonder). 15 min.
You Are Not from Here. 2005. USA. The meaning we project on the environment is explored through the disappearing vernacular landscape. 10 min.
I Remember Now, We Never Danced, I Miss You, Good-bye. 2006. USA. Everyday movement, woven into a dance of memory and loss. 8 min. Program 73 min.
Saturday, May 13, 6:30 (introduced by Bonder); Wednesday, May 17, 6:00. T2

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