Luciano Piazza
BIO
Luciano Piazza - (he/him) - Lecturer in Documentary Film
Argentine-born artist researcher and educator that works at the intersection of filmmaking, curation and writing. He studied Cultural Studies at the University of Buenos Aires, Creative Writing at New York University and Film and Video at CalArts. His practice-led research explores the spectacle of the mundane, individual and collective memory practices, and how technologies and narratives from the Global North are adapted and appropriated by the Global South. In his film essays, he experiments with found footage, analogue and digital media (Las Vegas in 16 parts, Windows By Night, and Acedia). He was the co-editor and co-curator (with Jesse Lerner) of Ism, Ism, Ism: Experimental Cinema in Latin America, published by the University of California Press, Los Angeles Filmforum’s contribution to Getty's exhibition, Pacific Standard Time LA/LA. His films and curatorial work have been presented in international film festivals, museums and venues such as Museo Reina Sofia, Anthology Film Archives, Arsenal Berlin, Viennale, BAFICI, Oberhausen, Cineteca Nacional de México, REDCAT, Echo Park Film Center, Hammer Museum, among others.
Website: www.obstructedvisions.com
Profile: https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=LPIAZ96
Teaching
I teach documentary filmmaking, experimental film techniques and practice-based research methodologies. My teaching experience has been shaped by different institutions and diverse cultures. I strive to create a learning environment where students can engage with their surroundings and everyday experiences. As a bilingual artist and mentor, I aim to help students appreciate the advantages of embracing a multilingual and multicultural perspective. I encourage students to view the course material as flexible, enabling them to connect with and contribute to a community outside of academia.
Keywords: learning by making, expanding the intersection of theory and practice, creative voice development, experimental film techniques, rhythmical structures
Projects
Ism, Ism, Ism: Experimental Cinema in Latin America. For Los Angeles Filmforum. Lead researcher, co-editor, and co-curator (with Jesse Lerner) of Ism, Ism, Ism: Experimental Cinema in Latin America, (University of California Press) Los Angeles Filmforum’s contribution to the Getty Research Institute’s initiative, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA.
Book: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520296084/ism-ism-ism-ismo-ismo-ismo
Exhibition: https://www.ismismism.org/tour
Las Vegas in 16 Parts, 16mm, Color, 53 minutes (2016). A city cacophony composed in repetitive patterns, revisiting excess of representation of the city of Las Vegas. The film aspires to utilize the full chromatic scale of a 16mm frame size.
Link to excerpt https://vimeo.com/152536052
