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HEART - 10 minutes / video installation in trailer video

Three years ago, I've experienced much personal transformation through dance and meeting my true self. Surreal, watery and soft, the HEART series is inspired by this positive experience. It internalizes my research in psychology and neurology to create intuitive and psychologically stirring images. They are structured loosely on my internal raw energy cultivated by dance, reflecting the exuberance and vitality of living. These mesmerizing and intoxicating visuals refer to an internal garden of fertile and spiritual thoughts. The dancers are portrayed as monumental statues exuding strength and femininity, advancing the medium to a newly theatrical and immersive experience.

  • Sonia Li
    Director
    Artist
  • "20/20 Vision" and "Prayerspace" by PC III, From Free Music Archive, CC by 4.0
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Web / New Media, Other
  • Genres:
    Video Art, Video Installation
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 22, 2018
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sonia Li

Sonia Li is a visual artist and dancer in Brooklyn, NY. She works with dance, video, sound and sensory elements to create immersive experiences hinging on personal transformations. She is currently training in contemporary dance at Gibney Dance Center and Movement Research.

Her work has been shown at the FILE Electronics Language International Festival SESI Gallery of Art, Burning Man's Disorient Country Club VI Festival, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Dementia Arts & Wellness Program, Art-O-Mat at Whitney Museum of Art, NYC Resistor, La Sala Performance Space, Tisch School of the Arts. She has performed at Opera America and with Leimay's Garden Piece.

Awards and honors include Taiwan Ministry Cultural Grant (2018), Stern Entrepreneur Challenge Semifinalist (2017), INSTINT Festival Artist Fellow (2017), EYEO Festival Artist Fellow (2015), Chen Yung Memorial Full Scholarship (2012-2014). Her work has been featured on PBS, Prosoundnetwork.com, juliocesarabadvidal.wordpress.com , Create-hub.com and Soundstudiesblog.com.

She holds a Masters in Interactive Installations from ITP/Tisch NYU, and a BFA in Installation Art from SUNY Purchase.

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Director Statement

Inspired by stages of my personal transformations, my work culminates emotional and visceral experiences that build upon the power of art to inspire spiritual awakening. I work with dance, interactive technology, video, sound, sensory stimulants and installations. These visceral experiences span across art, performance and social space. Often strongly themed in nature, my works are metaphoric depictions of an utopian universe.