Rachel MAYERI

Résumé du projet de recherche

Given the state of permanent crisis in regards to species extinction and the complex relationship between human and non-human primates, especially within the realm of scientific inquiry on primate cognition, I propose to work in an open-ended dialogue with researchers in the field of cognitive neuroscience on four related topics:
(1) the creation of videos for the enrichment of lab animals,
(2) cross-species neurocinematics : investigating how human and non-human minds read signs,
(3) the formation of identity and affiliation between species, especially among scientists who work with animals,
(4) primate cognition in crisis: looking at the relationship between decision-making and emotions.
Depending on researchers’ desire to collaborate, I will either produce art project(s) described in further detail in my proposal, and/or a documentary about the dialogue itself.

Curriculum Vitae

Rachel Mayeri

Work Harvey Mudd College, Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and the Arts
Online :  http://www.soft-science.org

Education

2000 M.F.A. Visual Arts University of California San Diego
1992 B.A. Media / Culture Brown University

Academic Appointments

2002-Associate Professor of Media Studies, Harvey Mudd College
2006-Extended Graduate Faculty Member, Art Department, Claremont Graduate University
2001 Adjunct Professor, University of California, San Diego

Projects (Présentation partielle)

+ PRIMATE CINEMA

Primate Cinema is a series of video experiments on scientific and popular representations of the boundary between human and non-human primates.

Mirror Test Interactive video housed in fake rock.
2008 TELIC Arts Exchange, Los Angeles, CA (June 2008)
 
How to Act like an Animal Workshop
2009
“Interspecies” exhibition, sponsored by Arts Catalyst, Cornerhouse Gallery, Manchester, England; touring to London and Edinburgh
2008
The Public School at TELIC Arts Exchange, Los Angeles, CA (May)
 
How to Act like an Animal Video 6 minutes
2008 TELIC Arts Exchange
Aspect Magazine: The Chronicle of New Media Art. Volume 12: Vital. December 2008.

Jane Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees Live video performance and documentation, 10 minutes
2008 TELIC Arts Exchange, Los Angeles
“Animalia,” Proctors Mainstage, NY

Primatologist Studies: Interview with Jane Goodall Video Documentary 6 minutes
2008 TELIC Arts Exchange, Los Angeles, CA

Primate Cinema Video installation.
2008 Solo show, TELIC Arts Exchange, Los Angeles, CA (June 11-22)

Baboons as Friends Two-channel video installation or single channel splitscreen. 6 minutes. Two-channel video installation or single channel splitscreen. 6 minutes.

2009
Request for purchase for the video library of the National Center for Scientific Research of France (Relais d'information sur les sciences de la cognition/ Centre national de la recherche scientifique) “Interspecies” exhibition, sponsored by Arts Catalyst, Cornerhouse Gallery, Manchester, England
“An Uncommon Eye: Diana Zlotnick Collection.” LA City College Gallery, 2009.
 
2008
Aspect Magazine: The Chronicle of New Media Art. Volume 12: Vital. December 2008.
Multispecies Salon, Anthropological Association conference, Play Space Gallery, California College of the Arts, 2008
“Body-Art-Disease” Symposium screening, UCLA Art | Sci Center
Rencontres Internationales Science Cinema Festival, Marseille, France
Darwin Bicentennial, Ohio State University, Hopkins Gallery
“Hotbed: Video Cultivation beside the Getty Gardens,” In conjunction with California Video, curated by Anne Bray, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (May 9, 10)
Cinemania Anthroidea, Documentary Film Series, UCSD
“Who is Our Inner Ape.” Southern California Primate Research Forum, CSU Fullerton

2007
E n t e r 3 Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
Mill Valley Film Festival
Chicago Underground Film Festival
“Distant Relations,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Roskilde, Denmark.

+ SOFT SCIENCE Curated DVD. Total running time 65 minutes.

Curator of unique program of unadorned digital movies by biologists alongside contemporary video art, examining the boundaries of science and art. DVD distributed by Video Data Bank with curatorial essay by Rachel Mayeri. http://www.soft-science.org

2008
University of Southern California, Post-Studio Practices course
2007
UCLA, Undergraduate Seminar in Art and Ecology
French Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
2006
CUNY Graduate Center, Science and the Arts Program, New York
Museion Graduate Student Program, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago
UCLA, Undergraduate Seminar in Art and Ecology
2005
Cultural Center Mario Quintana, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Three Rivers Film Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
ArtSpace, College Art Association, Atlanta, Georgia
2004
Los Angeles FilmForum Experimental Film Series, Egyptian Theatre, LA
Antimatter Experimental Film Festival, Victoria, Canada
Aurora Picture Show, Houston, TX

Collections

Australian Network for Art and Technology
University College for the Creative Arts, Surrey
California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
University of Leeds, England
Monash University Library, Victoria, Australia
University of California, Berkeley Library
University of Denver Library
Daniel Langlois Foundation, Montreal, Quebec
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
University of California, San Diego Library
Stanford University Library
Mt. Holyoke College Library
Worm, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Ambassador Book Service for Nanyang Tech University, Farmingdale, NY
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
Pitzer College Library, Claremont, CA
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
Pitzer College Library, Claremont, CA

Rentals

University of California, Los Angeles
Instituto Itau Cultural, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
University of Abertay Dundee, United Kingdom
Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA

Tous les projets et CV complet

Grants and Awards

2008
Faculty Research Grant, Harvey Mudd College
Artist Resource for Completion Grant, Durfee Foundation

2007
Nominee, New Media Arts Fellowship, Rockefeller Foundation and Renew Media
Semifinalist honor, International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, National Science Foundation and The Journal Science
Co-Production award, Banff New Media Institute

2006 Furthermore Grant for Writing and Publishing Museum of Jurassic Technology Catalogue

2005
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant for Faculty Career Enhancement, New Venture Category

HMC Sabbatical Supplement Grant

2004
International Media Art prize, sponsored by ZKM
Faculty Research Grant, Harvey Mudd College

2003
Faculty Diversity Teaching Grant, Harvey Mudd College
Faculty Research Grant, Harvey Mudd College

2002 Fellowship, “Up Front and Personal/Intimate Technologies” Residency, Banff Arts Centre
 
2001
Creative Capital Media Grant for Stories from the Genome
United States Institute of Theatre Technology, Project Grant

2000 California Council for the Humanities, Major Project Grant for Baroque Opera

1999
Canada Arts Council, New media collaboration grant
Marin Arts Council, Individual artist grant in film/video
Getty Research Institute, Research support grant