Oona Taper creates installations and short films that respond to current and historical events with daydreams, whimsy, and humor to contend with the constant mundane apocalypses of the modern world. Her work looks at people as decentralized parts in larger systems, examining how humans are embedded in complex networks with other animals, competing ideologies, and infrastructure. Physical spaces become characters, buildings breath, bridges walk, and animals go to parties. She is invested in the materiality of moving images, using a variety of physical materials, like ink, crayon, screen print, and 16mm film to create videos that feel tactile and embodied.
Taper is an assistant professor of animation at Kansas City Art Institute. Her short films have been screened at national and international film festivals including VIDEOEX-Experimental Film & Video in Zurich, TRICKY WOMEN Animation festival in Vienna, and Antimatter [Media Art] in Victoria. She holds a BFA from the school of the Museum of Fine Arts, a MFA in Film Video, New Media and Animation from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BA in Anthropology from Tufts University.
Contact: oataper(at)gmail(dot)com