Work samples
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Singular Space at ICA Baltimore, 2019Singular Space - 5-channel digital video projection, 5.1 Surround sound. ICA Gallery, 2019
About Collis Donadio
Previous collaborations have been exhibited and screened at… more
Singular Space
Completed over the course of a year, their documentation of Forum Fountain utilized digital video, drone cinematography, photography, and audio recording to produce a dimensional and meditative impression of the site and its surroundings. The culminating installation expands the life of Forum Fountain and features immersive video projection and a permeating soundscape, reflecting the undulating nature of urban life.
Architecture can be an extension of the physical self: Buildings tell us about our bodies, both personal and social, and structure our experiences and behaviors. Singular Space serves as a multi-sensory palimpsest, reminding us that public space is mutable and cannot be erased- even in the face of continual destruction or neglect.
"As the pristine geometric edges of the projected video refract and roll at a soothing pace, blending between moving and still images, sharp angles, marble slabs, and gritty textures dance across the walls. A slow thrum pulses against your eardrums, enveloping you in a soothing bath of sound." - Cara Ober, Bmore Art Magazine, January 21, 2019
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On view: ICA Baltimore, January 5-26, 2019 Arlington Art Center, September 21-December 22, 2019
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Singular SpaceInstallation view, 5-channel digital video projection, 5.1 Surround sound. ICA Gallery, 2019
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Singular SpaceInstallation view, 5-channel digital video projection, 5.1 Surround sound. ICA Gallery, 2019
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Singular SpaceInstallation view, 5-channel digital video projection, 5.1 Surround sound. ICA Gallery, 2019
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Singular SpaceInstallation view, 5-channel digital video projection, 5.1 Surround sound. ICA Gallery, 2019
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Singular SpaceInstallation view, 5-channel digital video projection, 5.1 Surround sound. ICA Gallery, 2019
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Singular SpaceInstallation view, 5-channel digital video projection, 5.1 Surround sound. ICA Gallery, 2019
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Singular Space at ICA Baltimore, 2019Singular Space - 5-channel digital video projection, 5.1 Surround sound. ICA Gallery, 2019
Sounding Place
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On view: The Walters Art Museum, June 27, 2019
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Sounding PlaceInstallation view, 4-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 2019
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Sounding PlaceInstallation view, 4-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 2019
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Sounding PlaceInstallation view, 4-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 2019
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Sounding PlaceInstallation view, 4-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 2019
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Sounding PlaceVideo Still, 4-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 2019
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Sounding PlaceVideo Still, 4-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 2019
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Sounding PlaceVideo Still, 4-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 2019
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Sounding PlaceVideo Still, 4-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 2019
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Sounding PlaceInstallation view, 4-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 2019
Concrete / Complex
Dismantled in late 2016, McKeldin Fountain was part of Baltimore's urban landscape for over three decades. An unembellished Brutalist structure, it was poetically designed to evoke natural rock formations of the Susquehanna River, fusing natural ecology and modern design into the heart of downtown. A designated free-speech zone, McKeldin was home to Occupy Baltimore in 2011 and Black Lives Matter protests in 2015.
As a collaborative audio-visual project, Collis and Donadio documented the fountain's last days to conjure a meditation on the essence of this urban landmark. Using projection-mapping software, video shot on-site traverses large sculptural forms that reference shapes of the fountain itself, culminating in a sensory memorial experience. Concrete / Complex is an artists’ tribute to McKeldin Fountain, to its design, history, and life in Baltimore.
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Concrete / ComplexInstallation view, 5-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. Current Space, Baltimore, 2017
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Concrete / ComplexInstallation view, 5-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. Current Space, Baltimore, 2017
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Concrete / ComplexInstallation view, 5-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. Current Space, Baltimore, 2017
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Concrete / ComplexInstallation view, 5-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. Current Space, Baltimore, 2017
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Concrete / ComplexInstallation view, 5-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. InLight Richmond, 2017
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Concrete / ComplexInstallation view, 5-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. InLight Richmond, 2017
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C O N C R E T E / C O M P L E X installation view at Current Space, 2017Installation view, 5-channel digital video projection, quadraphonic sound. Current Space, Baltimore, 2017
McKeldin Fountain
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In the collection of Albin O. Kuhn Library Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD
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McKeldin Fountain IArchival pigment print, 22x28", 2017
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McKeldin Fountain IIArchival pigment print, 22x28", 2017
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McKeldin Fountain IIIArchival pigment print, 22x28", 2017
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McKeldin Fountain IVArchival pigment print, 22x28", 2017
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McKeldin Fountain VArchival pigment print, 22x28", 2017
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McKeldin Fountain VIArchival pigment print, 22x28", 2017