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Deanna Morse
Grand Rapids, MI
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Deanna Morse is showing at:
Grand Valley State University Grand Valley State University
301 Fulton Street West
Meijer Public Broadcast Center, Front Avenue Plaza
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
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Deanna Morse
Artist bio: An independent film/video artist specializing in animation and personal short films and videos, Deanna Morse's works have been screened internationally and are represented in many permanent collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She has also created animations for Sesame Street. In the past three years, her work has been featured in one-person shows in Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Greece, Ukraine, China, Japan, France, Portugal, and the USA.

Morse is a professor of Film and Video Production in the School of Communications at Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan. She is currently a Vice-President of ASIFA International, the largest and oldest international animation organization.
Artist statement: My recent video work examines nature through the lens of time. Light sweeps across a lawn, a bird dances with a berry in slow motion, and the seasons change and transform within a single space. Using animation and slow motion, the movement, shapes, and colors of the natural world are used as artistic video tools. This examination of nature, through time, amplifies moments and gestures that are not always visible to the naked eye.

Looking at nature through this lens of time may help people look at the real world with a new appreciation, and may help us tread more carefully, more respectfully, in the natural world.
About the work:
Title: Breathing Room

Art form: Film / Video

Medium: DVD Projection

Year created: 2009

Description of work: A video installation and projection. Breathing Room is a five minute video loop of animation and time-lapse images. Music by Edie Herrold.

Work statement: Examining nature through the lens of time. Light sweeps languidly across the tiles of a room. Outside the flowers erupt in a riot of color.
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Audio/video needed: Yes
Electrical needed: Yes
Lighting needed: No
Internet access needed: No
Ground floor access needed: No
Indoor space needed: No
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