NextNOW Fest: Photon Motion, a moving image projection by artist Alyson Denny
NextNOW Fest: Photon Motion, a moving image projection by artist Alyson Denny
Photon Motion is an ongoing series of abstract photographic video loops. To create these moving images, Alyson Denny experiments with ways to bend light and mix its colors, and then mines the resulting photonic material for captivating and beguiling imagery. These works are made to spark each person's imagination in a different way. Whether you see rainbow-infused abstract paintings, or outer-space adventures, or mysterious creatures dancing on the wall, come together to discover where these moving abstractions take you.
Artist Alyson Denny makes abstract photographic images. Since 2008 she has been a performing member of the famed Joshua Light Show, which got its start in the 1960s and was reformed in the 2000s with a mix of cutting-edge technology and their classic liquid light. She has performed abstract visuals with an eclectic group of musicians including Terry Riley, Lou Reed, John Zorn, MGMT and Oneohtrix Point Never. She is currently on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts, NYC, where she teaches a course called Light Lab.
Alyson Denny is the daughter of longtime UMD Professor of Art History Don Denny (1926-2023), who is remembered for his scholarship in Medieval and Modern art history, his commitment to teaching and his dry sense of humor. In 2022, the Dr. Lawrence Spielberger and Dr. Greta Spanierman Family Foundation was inspired to establish the Professor Don Denny Endowed Graduate Research Award in Art History at the University of Maryland to honor his legacy.
This event is co-sponsored by the UMD Department of Art and UMD Department of Art History and Archaeology.