35mm Multi-Image Slideshow

A wall-to-wall analog installation that projects handmade mixed-media slides alongside archival photographs using four Kodak Ektagraphic projectors on auto loop.

Using direct-animation (marks made directly on film), this slideshow comprised of symbols, marks, and graphic images that are scratched, painted, and collaged with Roscolux gels and film stock. Rooted in Jung’s idea that the psyche constantly seeks to surface unconscious material, this work celebrates how deep insight can restore creative potential. By deliberately employing “obsolescent” technology, the whizz-burr of the self‑timer creates a randomized, endless set of images. It rebels against digital isolation, and the slick, featureless (and often hidden) transactions marked by our “modern” age. It brings friends and strangers together in real-time and space to remind us that clarity emerges when we have the courage to show up and be present.

Updated 02–02–2026

✅ MULTI-IMAGE PROJECT: COMPLETE

Huzzah! Finished! Staycation for the win!

After a over year of work I have finally completed my analog installation work 35mm Multi-Image Slideshow! I am pumped about getting this sucker out into the 🌏. Unlike the WIP documentation shown at the top of this webpage... all four carousels are now chock full. 360 slides. 240 handmade. 80 handpicked from my deceased grandfathers’ 8K archive.

Here you can see a still from the studio timelapse of putting final touches on the project. The main focus here was checking for technical issues with each slide. At this phase I am looking for any focus incongruence, remounting any rouge layers, covering exposed ink, and making sure all the images are right side up.

In my next session I'll be prepping the work for installation and performance by testing lamp life and curating individual carousel order. Upon installation all slides will be shown in random order as time goes on, because each self-timer works at slightly different speeds. It is the beauty of analog baby! Embrace lo-fi.

Updated 12–22–2025

⚙️ 35MM SLIDE MAKING WORKSHOP

Upcoming Event Feb 17th, 2026

I’ve met my people, and they come in the form of a bunch of nerds in a basement. On Feb 17th I’ll be hosting my third ever Slide Party, this time at the Cape Fear Makers Guild. All supplies will be provided and a $15 entry goes to support the Makers guild.

Updated 08–30–2025

🍄 ELF SCHOOL RESIDENCY

A new way of working...

I was fortunate to be selected to join three other artists in Western Carolina as Elf School’s 2025 Summer Residency program. During the residency I developed an approach for creating singular illustrative images using layered analog projection. These works are currently two in a series of three illustrations. My aim is to devote my practice to the production of these projected illustrations once I complete my current project (35mm Multi-image Slideshow). I am eternally greatful to Rachel Watson who runs Elf School to have had the time and massive space to do this work. While I was there I worked on auditorium stage inside the historic 1930’s brick school that she has renovated first-hand. I used the time at Elf to develop my technique for this new way of “analog photoshop”working. The possibilities with this format are endless. Currently I am using a combination of one overhead projector and several different models of slide projectors (spanning from the 1950’s to 1980’s). I have goals to explore expanding the work into other areas such as live performance, digitally projected stop-motion loops, and/or cameraless animation via 16mm film projectors.

Updated 08–01–2025

🏋️ RESIDENCY PREP

Gathering Production Kit & Workplan

In preparation for my time at an art residency in Western Carolina I have started to ground back into the 35mm slide making after a long hiatus. Some shown here: include a bear graph🐻📊 and a gorgeous Venetian palace sphinx (from my grandfathers archive).

I have used this time to work out what production kit I‘ll bring to the residency. While I am interested to continue making my 320+ library for the larger project and I also want to experiment more with layering multiple projectors. This means expanding the kit I bring and using multiple projectors to create a kind of “collaged projection illustration”.

My first “Projection Illustration” is called “Conquerer” with the central image: a bronze horseman raising a flag. That slide is masked and surrounded by a red starburst plus four images of erupting💨gysers. Slighty humourous but mostly just emotive- it uses 5 projectors and one overhead.

The overhead employs a cutout shadow puppet technique. All the slide images have been masked. Masking Slides were a technique (and product) used in the 1980’s muti-image industry trade. Thankyou Ebay catalogs! Here- I am using masks to allow multiple profections to overlay and also to generate shapes.

While the projections are ephemeral- if photographed correctly I could see them being used in editorial illustration. That excites me- I am always thinking about things in terms of design and printed matter.

Updated 06–05–2025

🍯 PROJECTION JAM

Interactive Effects Workshop

“Projection Jam” using three 35mm slide projectors & four OHP's. Co-hosted with filmmakers Cheyanne Hiott & August Schaller. Explored various effects including operating shadow puppetry, moire patterns, static masks, layering slide with liquid light and various materials (ie: iridescent pinwheel, smoke, cutouts, gel) also explored long throw projection and how overheads + slide projectors layer with various brightnesses. We set-up and invited folks to play around with materials. The event also included live editing & digital projection from local filmmaker Felix Carlson.

Updated 04–30–2025

JOIN ME AT📍SUPER G

Third Friday Slide Party

Save the Date
⭐️Make slides with me! We will make 35mm slides with mixed mediums (all supplies provided). 🎨Similar to a direct animation & scratch film technique we will be making direct marks on film & gel filters to make pictures. 📽️ Throughout of the night we will view everyone’s creations on a vintage Kodak Ektagraphic Projector.

⏰ When: Friday, May 16th ✷ 6pm-9pm
📍 Where: Super G Print Labs

Updated 02–01–2025

📍JENGOS PLAYHOUSE
Layered Multi-Image at Indie Cinema Screening

In-Person Performance

Interactive multi-plane layered projection installation at Jengos Playhouse. Setup included one Kodak Ektagraphic slide projector with one masked overhead slide projector (OHP) that is manually adjusted in real-time. Invited folks to draw pictures inspired by the film screening via dry erase markers on transparent templates I created.

Updated 02–01–2025

🧪MULTI-PLANE EXPERIMENTSExploration for In-Person Performance

I am currently building a multi-image slide show utilizing 4x Kodak Ektagraphic Projectors on auto-loop. The final installation will bring together 320x handmade slides and I am 30% to my end goal.

In the meantime however, I have ±80 solid slides to play with and have been invited to show part of the in-progress work at a local indie cinema. As a result I started working to make an abridged version of the slideshow that can be performed solo and in-person. What that looks like at the moment is layering one slide projector with one masked overhead slide projector (OHP) that I can manually adjust in real-time (with a liquid light layer and a static object shadow layer).

This is done via a multi-plane setup... a method I co-opted from an animators toolkit (typically used to downshoot layers of flat materials... such as in paper animation.)

Updated 01–13–2025

🎉 SLIDE PARTY

Event Documentation

I hosted my first Slide Party in January and was blown away not just much fun everyone had but also what amazing slides we made together! To the right/below is documentation of the event plus a clip of us “ooooh and ahhhh” ing at eachothers slides!

We had a blast! No phones, all hangs! In total about 10 people were in attendance (both artists and non-artists). In the end about 30x slides were made. This included one “exquisite corpse style” collaborative slide which everyone touched, scratched, marked, or added onto. This was an idea that a guest (my neighbor!) invented on the spot which we will continue at the future parties. Next party will be held in early Spring in the Raleigh/Durham, NC area. Reach out for more info!

Updated 12–13–2025

⏳ MULTI-IMAGE SLIDESHOW Work in progress (30% completion)

I am currently building a multi-image slide show utilizing 4x Kodak Ektagraphic Projectors on auto-loop.

The final installation combines the unexpected results of analog machines with simple materials to display a 3’ x 5’ window of 35mm handmade slides crafted through my own variety of mixed media methods with roscolux gels & collaged film stock

This 320x slide library will also include a small handfull of 35mm film selects from my deceased grandfathers travel archive as well as guest artists’ slides created at quarterly at “Slide Parties”.

Bringing people together in real-time and real-space, the work exists to turn backs to digital so we can turn our bodies towards eachother. I am currently, seeking opporunities to socialize the work and develop it further with collaborative live-performance elements (ie: sound, liquid light, movement/dance, shadow puppet).

Completed in 2019, 2022, & 2024

PROJECTION LAYERING

Visual tests using hybrid projections of...

✓ Digital Projection of self-made stop-motion
✓ Analog Projection of Handmade 35mm Slides
✓ Overhead Projection

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