{"id":2643,"date":"2026-06-09T06:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/?p=2643"},"modified":"2026-06-09T06:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:44:18","slug":"la-furia-umana-dispatches-from-the-brakhage-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/la-furia-umana-dispatches-from-the-brakhage-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"La Furia Umana Dispatches from the Brakhage Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-68869bb8\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-68869bb8\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-2e2ac682\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-2e2ac682\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-2e2ac682\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container vce-single-image--align-left\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-ef7b3dc9\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-ef7b3dc9\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"padding-bottom: 57.9592%; width: 980px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image vcv-lozad\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brakhage-Symposium-980x568.webp\" width=\"980\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brakhage-Symposium-320x185.webp 320w,https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brakhage-Symposium-480x278.webp 480w,https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brakhage-Symposium-800x464.webp 800w,https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brakhage-Symposium-980x568.webp 980w\" src=\"\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brakhage-Symposium.webp\" alt=\"\" title=\"Brakhage Symposium\" \/><noscript>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brakhage-Symposium.webp\" width=\"980\" height=\"568\" alt=\"\" title=\"Brakhage Symposium\" \/>\n      <\/noscript><\/div><figcaption hidden=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-e4d3bfb9\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-e4d3bfb9\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-a3da545f\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-a3da545f\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-a3da545f\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-52726104\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-52726104\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-b212c414\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-b212c414\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-b212c414\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-daf88ba2\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-daf88ba2\"><h2>&nbsp;February 21st and 22nd, University of Colorado, Boulder<\/h2><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Kelly Sears: After concluding the 2026 Brakhage Symposium, I found myself reflecting on the beautiful, playful, and deeply resonant work we basked in together over two days. Hosted by the Brakhage Center, the 2026 Brakhage Symposium took place at the University of Colorado Boulder on February 21st and 22nd. This marked my second year as Director of the Brakhage Center, whose mission is to encourage experimentation in the moving-image arts while honoring the legacy of Stan Brakhage\u2019s teaching and visionary work. The Center\u2019s main event is an annual symposium\u2014a unique gathering that grounds experimental film as a catalyst for discovery, inspiration, conversation, friendship, and an ongoing reimagining of what cinema can be. Over two days, I want attendees to actively discover throughlines between films, and for artists to find resonance in one another\u2019s practices. The ethos of the Symposium is one of welcoming, with intentional social spaces between programs and after screenings for communing. I see the Brakhage Center as a place that welcomes filmmakers and scholars to the Mountain West, and to Boulder in particular\u2014a site with deep histories of experimentation across many art practices. I envision the Brakhage Symposium to be more than screenings with a Q &amp; As. I want it to be an encounter. Inspired by Mike Hoolboom\u2019s reading performance at the 2025 Brakhage Symposium, programmed by Jim Supanick, I wanted to incorporate a performative element into each filmmaker\u2019s program. Stephanie Barber shared an extraordinary convergence of artist talk, philosophical reflection, films, and life poetics in jhana and the rats of james old. A.S.M. Kobayashi presented excerpts from her remarkable performance, Say Something Bunny, alongside work-in-progress selections from Electric Neon Clock. Deborah Stratman screened Last Things, followed by a presentation on geological listening.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lafuriaumana.com\/dispatches-from-the-brakhage-symposium-february-21st-and-22nd-university-of-colorado-boulder\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSVBFtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFYZ3V5S1Y0MldEY2J3VTFlc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkSJa2_vAXm7zToj7Y2pQASEYS08xLi23EBQ1FHKEXEyDVIwiiEAFWdV25TA_aem_U0lrhth9rEejrRvhf1PPQg\">Read the full article...<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-5692f7af\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-5692f7af\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-670d0487\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-670d0487\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-670d0487\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;February 21st and 22nd, University of Colorado, Boulder&nbsp;Kelly Sears: After concluding the 2026 Brakhage Symposium, I found myself reflecting on the beautiful, playful, and deeply resonant work we basked in together over two days. Hosted by the Brakhage Center, the 2026 Brakhage Symposium took place at the University of Colorado Boulder on February 21st and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/la-furia-umana-dispatches-from-the-brakhage-symposium\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">La Furia Umana Dispatches from the Brakhage Symposium<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artist-talk","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2643"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2648,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643\/revisions\/2648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}