Minima, 47 N. Second Street
Window video installations – viewable 24 hours
August 29 – September 14, 2003

EMILY COHEN
Wet Brain, 2003

Description
This video instillation is a simple ordinary structure combined with video footage. Its purpose is to suggest the current state of the United States political and social agenda. Wet Brain is an illustration of a constant spill, mess or accident that is never acknowledged.

About the Artist
Emily Cohen is an editor, video artist and independent filmmaker. She is currently working to complete her undergraduate degree at Temple University’s film and media art program. During her studies, she has shown in three separate video instillation exhibits in Philadelphia area. As a video artist she also has received a Kodak Grant for a short original narrative film. She has worked on feature films in Los Angeles, and most recently on a documentary locally as an assistant editor. Emily remains active in her community as an aspiring artist and a socially conscious activist.

COLETTE COPELAND
Tiger Butter, video (2003)

The work explores the issue of memory on both a personal and collective level, as it relates to race, identity, and cultural heritage. Drawing from a childhood memory, the video contemplates the legacy of prejudice, questioning the family and cultural inheritance and its impact on the individual. A childhood game references how meaning is formed through acts of accumulation and repetition. The manipulation of time, motion, and space calls into question the veracity of memory and the construction of narrative.

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