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Katya Gorker was born in Moscow, in the former Soviet Union, on the day Chairman Mao died. She immigrated to the United States with her family in 1981, at the tail end of the cold war. As a Russian immigrant grappling with cultural identity, Katya has always been sensitive to language and the complexities of translating personal experiences. This sensitivity has informed both her artistic process and teaching practice.
She received her BFA in Filmmaking from the Massachusetts College of Art and her MFA from Temple University in 2012.
Her interests in film range from the immediacy of digital media’s impact on time and collective memory to personal ethnography and the shifting boundaries of cultural identity.
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Foraging Audio Walk @ MEGAPOLIS AUDIO FESTIVAL
PHILADELPHIA ::: SEPTEMBER 16-17, 2017
In collaboration with Radio Producer Elana Gordon- we invite listeners on an audio walk, a sonic forage / meditation / experience that moves between urban and forest landscapes, immigrant kitchens, mycology labs and inner mind- scapes. As we walk and look, listen and see- we'll think about the practice of mushroom foraging among the Russian Diaspora and hear from John Cage and others on the art, philosophy and science of foraging. Join us as we discover that which has been waiting for us all along....
**this project is a trans-media iteration and re-visioning of the long-form documentary film: "Chekhov's Dogs" - currently in production/
BE HERE WOW ~ An EXPERiMENT in trans-media meditation >>
**in collaboration with laura deutsch**
Projection and guided meditation will serve as a psychic fast-track to our collective consciousness: a deep awareness of self as past, present and future! We all carry this power within ourselves and we are inviting you into this process, to collectively inspire and create new futures together!
Meditations will be paired with images and projected within an immersive mobile installation (HOT TEA TRIKE 2.0)
We are seeking contributions from collaborators of all ages, and all parts of the globe. Audio recording must be in English. Following the exhibit, the project will live on-line as an interactive media project.
"Chekhov's Dogs": a documentary about mushroom foraging in the Russian diaspora
>> currently in production <<
Chekhov's dogs is a personal documentary that traces the cultural significance of mushroom foraging in the Russian diaspora.
The film draws parallels between mycology and immigration, cultural identity and adaptation in the age of globalization.
(select stills and inspired images)
Dream baby in the Garden
of Anxious Delights.
Two-Channel HD video. Collaboration with artist Ryan Wilson Kelly. “Not A Vacant Lot”: site-specific video installation. Design Philadelphia. October 19-23 2011.
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The roundabout.
Single channel video map on etched plaster. From the Archipelago Series. Collaboration with Master Printer Cindi Ettinger. Pressure Points. Savery Gallery, Philadelphia, PA October 2015
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burn, DEAR
Two-Channel Video Installation. HD Video. 6 minutes/loop. “Experiential, Environmental, Educational”: site-specific video Installation at Old School Studios, Crane Arts. Philadelphia. April-May 2011.
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Single-Channel Video Installation. HD video. 3.5 minutes/loop
“The Philadelphia Underground”: site-specific Video Installation at Dilworth Plaza, City Hall. Design Philadelphia. October 8-11 2010
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the long walk
Single channel video map on etched plaster. From the Archipelago Series. Collaboration with Master Printer Cindi Ettinger. Pressure Points. Savery Gallery, Philadelphia, PA October 2015
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was originally featured in “Due North” International Exhibition, a special project of Philagrafika. Icebox at Crane Arts. January 9-26, 2014.
HOT TEA~ was a project of Asian Arts Initiative's Social Practice Lab 2013-2015. In collaboration with Laura Deutsch, Kathryn Sclavi and Lee Tusman.
HOT TEA is a mobile-driven strategy to activate underutilized spaces in the neighborhood, bring attention to needed services, and create a gathering place for exchange among neighborhood residents and workers.
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First Thoughts/Last Words
Animation. Video. 1.5 minutes.
Selection included in ASPECT EZ: “STRANGELY FUNNY”: DVD Publication: Chronicle of New Media Art: Aspect Magazine
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DIENTES DE ARENA
Experimental Short ~ 4K video. 7.3 minutes. Written/Directed in collaboration with: Brandon Watz, David Miranda Hardy and Hector Falcon Villa. Offical selection > CologneOFF-Cologne Intl. Videoart Festival. Cologne, Germany. 2010
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The Observers. (2010)
Directed By Jackie Goss
"The land and sky of Mt. Washington, New Hampshire form a frame for two climatologists as they go about the solitary and steadfast work of measuring and recording the weather. Based in part on the Nathaniel Hawthorne story "The Great Carbuncle," this film features the extreme and surprising beauty of the windiest mountain in the world."
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