Film
I was trained as an animator, so I take a hand-made, visually-driven approach to filmmaking. I often shoot in highly textural archaic media, including 16mm, Super 8, DV, and VHS, merging these with digital processes. I build complex in-camera effects and construct atmospheric imagery with elaborate sets and costumes. These projects are vehicles for collaboration. I am fortunate to work with a small group of amazing creative people. Below is a selection of our work.
Saints of the Old City
This feature-length film constructs and deconstructs a founding mythology for the city of Brockton. Following a nameless, wordless protagonist, known only as the “Green Figure,” through a series of mysterious encounters, we discovers his role in the cycle of destruction and rebirth the city is forced to relive.
78 minutes. 16mm, Super 8.
Accretion
A figure stalks the banks of the Chelsea River, building an underwater structure from parts of the city that have washed ashore.
3:46 minutes. Super 8.
Iron Mullein
This is a project I made with my sister, Alaina Mahoney, who is also a multi-disciplinary artist. This film documents a sculpture and performance.
Alaina collected invasive mullein plants from a post-industrial site. She coated the plants in ceramic, burned the plants away in a kiln, then poured molten iron into the cavity, reproducing the plants down to their finest detail. Wearing custom workwear dyed with rust, camo-painted to match the landscape, she and I re-planted the iron mulleins back into the original environment using handmade tools. Trespassers on the site may encounter these strange replacements among the surrounding flora.
5:47 minutes. Super 8.