Collage Aesthetics: Working With Found Footage with Sue Ding

Wednesday, April 9, 6–8 pm

Free or suggested donation. Limited capacity. Open to ages 16+

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In this special seminar with visiting artist Sue Ding (Los Angeles, CA), participants will learn about creative strategies for working with photographic and moving image archival, with a focus on popular media. The workshop will showcase a variety of approaches for remixing archival materials, including stop-motion animation, supercut editing, and sound interventions. The artist will share clips from found footage and collage-driven works by herself and others, followed by a discussion with participants.

Remixing allows us to critique and contextualize popular media texts, as well as to transform them into new creative works. This workshop aims to instill in participants a greater sense of agency with regards to media imagery and narratives, empowering them to deconstruct and reimagine popular media in creative ways.

Attendees: Squeaky Wheel is located in Suite 310 of Tri-Main Center. Take the elevator to the third floor, and head left. Please note that you cannot enter Tri-Main Center after 7:30 pm. Click here to see parking, transportation, and accessibility information.

This event is part of the Spring session of Squeaky Wheel’s Workspace Residency, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Visual Arts and Teiger Foundation.

Biography of the artist

Sue Ding is a filmmaker and visual artist based in Los Angeles. Her work explores race, gender, and diaspora through the lens of visual culture. In her research-based practice, she emphasizes process, form, and deep readings of both media and landscapes. Sue’s work has screened internationally at venues including SXSW, IDFA, Antimatter [Media Art], and Copenhagen Contemporary, and can be found on platforms including PBS, Netflix, and The New York Times. Sue’s interdisciplinary practice spans film, installation, and emerging media, and she consults and lectures widely on filmmaking and media arts. In 2023, she was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film.”

Banner image: Collage of retro tv screens and makeover movie images on notebook paper background. Image courtesy of Sue Ding.