Roger Holzberg

Faculty / Alumni ('78 Film-Theater)

LIFE QUILT

“Created by the Healthcare by Design class of 2020 (CalArts Theater School), in partnership with Henry Mayo hospital. LIFE QUILT is a part of a larger pilot program developed for patients & families approaching end of life. Each panel is an active, creative experience, designed to reduce anxiety, connect family members in support, and build a living legacy. “

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Collaborators:

Matt Brucell
Garett Cebollero
Natalie Ferguson
Lauren Gonzales
Gabriel Salomon
Distin Washburne
Alex Yasuda

 

Christine Lee

Happy Headroom “Happy Headroom” was part of my mid-residency show titled “Living Threads” in February 2020. The immersive installation consisted of 4-channel video and sculptures. In this video, my mom and I perform rituals as a visceral process to create a dialogue between changing states of self and site. Hair, simultaneously dead and living, functions […]

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A class album and some videos Nina Flagg, Medusa

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