Kasumi

Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2011, Kasumi is a media artist uniquely blending film and live-performance into dynamic videoart. Known internationally for her innovative work, she employs an arsenal of powerful digital technology to weave vibrant visuals and powerful audio into experiences of synaesthesia, with poignant cultural-political meaning. Kasumi's richly expressive and compelling compositions have appeared at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Württembergischen Kunstverein Stuttgart and the Chroma Festival de Arte Audiovisual. With a passion for collaboration, she has created distinctive media art for a myriad projects and performed alongside the likes of Grandmaster Flash, DJ Spooky, Modeselektor, New York Philaharmonic, members of the Cleveland Orchestra, and American Composers Orchestra. Kasumi has most recently expanded her repertoire to include the role of executive producer of young filmmaker Kitao Sakurai's acclaimed feature, AARDVARK. She received an EMPAC DANCE MOViES Commission for her looping video installation, "MO-SO," and her video "Breakdown, The Remix" was named the 2010 Vimeo Awards Remix Winner. To view samples of her work: www.kasumifilms.com