February 6, 2013. 19 photos.
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A collection of objects, art materials and ephemera on one of Lee Webster’s work surfaces. -
“Modern Women Cry”/”Modern Women Don’t Cry” buttons give mixed messages, while a pink crystal lamp gives off a glow. -
Artist Lee Webster works with direct animation, where images are rendered directly onto film and film leader. -
In the most exacting of these direct animation processes, tiny bits of light gel are collaged onto film leader. -
A heavy sheet of paper evidences Webster’s process of direct animation. -
Video / Mixed Media artist Lee Webster in her 1970s era studio. -
A film projector and mirror frame out the artist. -
Lee Webster’s desk, with laptop and mini-speaker. -
“I collect old technologies. Slide Projectors. 90s video projectors…” -
“These are old videotapes from when I was a kid. I’m now returning to this material.” -
An Eiki Slim Line projector is one of Webster’s prized possessions. -
Materials from a bygone era are grist for the mill. -
Film leader and an X-ray. -
A vintage home-video title card kit also contains bits of film with special occasion headings to splice into the family movie. -
A medical cart found on the side of the road. -
Lee Webster shows a clip of a new series of work where the artist sings Bruce Springsteen songs backwards. -
Video / Mixed Media artist Lee Webster in her 1970s era studio. -
Video / Mixed Media artist Lee Webster in her 1970s era studio. -
Our studio visit was conducted in the early morning of a grey afternoon.