Visiting Film/ Video Artists & Speakers Series Spring 2024: Rajee Samarasinghe

Visiting Film/ Video Artists & Speakers Series Spring 2024:
Rajee Samarasinghe, Lotus-Eyed Girl - (2023, 6 mins), The Eyes of Summer - (2020, 15 mins), Show Me Other Places - (2021, 11 mins), everyday star - (2018, 9 mins), Your Touch Makes Others Invisible - (2024. 15 min (EXCERPT). 55 Min.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024, Lecture Hall 6, 7:00 PM free Admission.
Rajee Samarasinghe was born and raised amidst the decades-long civil war in Sri Lanka. He later left for the United States where he is now based. He received his BFA from the University of California San Diego and his MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. Much of his work examines sociopolitical conditions in Sri Lanka through the scope of deconstructing ethnographic practices and the colonial gaze in contemporary media. His practice was born out of a desire to understand the circumstances around his childhood and often navigates the terrain of memory, migration, and impermanence. Samarasinghe was also named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2020 and was awarded a MacDowell Fellowship in 2023. He's had solo shows at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA - Modern Mondays), the Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, and the Los Angeles Filmforum (2220 Arts) among others.

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