Artist Reception and Talk: New Video Art by Walter Kim March 28, 2012

On March 28, join us for a reception and conversation with artist Walter Kim and curator Stijn Schiffeleers who will discuss Kim's new work "Modeling the Interaction of Light Between Diffuse Surfaces," currently on display at the BCNM Commons.

The exhibit is presented in two phases that use the screen as a platform for both research and presentation. During the first month, a half hour compilation of tracking shots will be screened as a precursor to Walter Kim's work. Expect to see clips from films such as Touch of Evil, Boogie Nights, La Haine, and Nostalghia mixed in with many others. During the second phase, these clips will make space for the premiere of Kim's latest video, a new work produced specifically for the program. Using a Cornell Box (a test aimed at determining the accuracy of rendering software by comparing the rendered scene with an actual photograph of the same scene), this work tricks the viewers' perception and resides on the edge of the virtual and the real. With a series of complex camera moves performed by a robotic arm, Kim delivers scenes that act as 3D renderings, when in fact they are not.

The piece may be viewed through the Commons windows days and evenings through May 18, 2012.

Official Website: http://bcnm.berkeley.edu