Christopher Diana-Peebles
Christopher Diana-Peebles, a recent Portland, State University graduate, is focused on creating visual storytelling via collaborative art efforts with community members. After moving to Portland over 15 years ago Chris began making music videos and other visual content as a founding member of the Futro Collective. More recently he has been integrating narrative and character development into different creative works including experimental film and projection based art.
When approaching a project as a visual collaborator it is important to do the best you can at connecting with and understanding the dialogue the artist is intending to share with their audience. For this project Mai was exceptional at including me in the process and gave space for us to develop this content in support of her work. It is my intention to be as invisible with my biases as possible so that Mai's statements are enhanced by our collaboration and not overshadowed by my participation.
When approaching a project as a visual collaborator it is important to do the best you can at connecting with and understanding the dialogue the artist is intending to share with their audience. For this project Mai was exceptional at including me in the process and gave space for us to develop this content in support of her work. It is my intention to be as invisible with my biases as possible so that Mai's statements are enhanced by our collaboration and not overshadowed by my participation.