Saturdays @ WMC | Flying Point

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Date:
June 13, 2015
Time:
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue:
The Watermill Center
Flying Point

The rich history and culture of the Shinnecock Indian Nation is not a subject that has garnered mention in history books. And it is a rare occurrence to hear first-hand accounts of the tribe’s oral history. However, the current artists-in-residence at The Watermill Center have had the distinct honor of documenting the powerful oral history of the Shinnecock Nation. The tribe’s stories personalize history by relating how it felt to live through historical and recent events.

The open rehearsal on Saturday, June 13 from 8:00-9:30pm is a conflation of the resident artists’ research and documentation project, entitled Flying Point, and takes form as a multimedia installation, which serves as a living portrait of the contemporary Shinnecock community. The project offers a particularly poignant glimpse into the tribe’s culture and history, and dreams for the future.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Tomek Jeziorski
was born in 1986 in Warsaw, Poland. He graduated with a degree in Cultural Studies from the University of Warsaw, and a degree in Film Directing from the National Film School in Lodz. Tomek’s wide-ranging projects have taken shape as documentary videos, animated projections, and found footage compositions, among others. His works also consist of video design for larger-scale theatre, dance and music productions.

Adam Lenz is a composer and multimedia artist currently based in Hartford, CT. He holds an Artist Diploma (2015) from the Hartt School of Music as well as a B.M. in Music Composition (2012) and a M.A. in Music Research (2013) from Western Michigan University.

Shane Weeks is a member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, multidisciplinary artist, and cultural consultant. Born on the Shinnecock Reservation in Southampton, NY, Weeks has been instilled with a sense of responsibility to better his tribe, which inspired travels up and down the East Coast to a multitude of American and Canadian reservations in order to study the history and culture of other native peoples. In addition to this study, Weeks has dedicated his life to education, bridging the gaps between the local community and the Shinnecock Nation. His involvement is widespread: he has taught craft workshops for years and worked in conjunction with the Shinnecock Museum and Cultural Center. A distinguished member of the Shinnecock community and government, Weeks’ mission is to educate both the Shinnecock people and their neighbors in order to build a better future for the Reservation and the community as a whole.

Karolina Zielińska was born in 1988 in Biala Podlaska, Poland. She graduated with a degree in
Photography from the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz. She then studied cinematography at the National Film School in Lodz. Her works were exhibited at FOTOFESTIVAL in Lodz as well as in Biala Podlaska and Warsaw. She works as a cinematographer.

Image Credit: Courtesy of Karolina Zielińska

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