Alexandra Banhazl

Alexandra Banhazl; audio-visual artist from Los Angeles.

I create mini stage-like sets with materials and objects. I isolate them; I experiment with lights and the object in focus. I bring my visions and stream of consciousness to reality by building surrealist sets, filming characters, and abstract movement within the imaginary world.

My perception, emotions, and my environment create the mood of the film: through exploration of a space, situation, and how it feels to be in that moment. Intertwined with the image are soundscapes created with a synthesizer, vocal experiments, and recorded sound effects. I love accidents, experiments, and natural, raw material represented through the language of dream-like perceptions and symbolic images.

The results are poetic videos composed of symbols, metaphors, and sounds representing my experience of the layers of perception and reality.

Within photography, I capture isolated light situations created from the mixture of human construction and nature.

In collaboration with musicians and artists, I create music videos, live concert visuals, promotional content, documentation, and experimental art.