Janis Crystal  Lipzin

Janis Crystal
Lipzin

Janis Crystal Lipzin is a media artist based in Sonoma County, California. Her work combines rich personal expression with themes that include many pressing issues in our society. Her art embodies two ...

Films

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    Other Reckless Things
    Experimental

    Other Reckless Things
    Janis Crystal Lipzin

    16mm, color, sound, 17.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Body
    • Science / Medicine
    • Technology
    • Political / Social Activism
    • Films About Film
    • Found Footage
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    De luce 1: Vegetare
    Experimental

    De luce 1: Vegetare
    Janis Crystal Lipzin

    color, sound, 4 min
    Rental format: Digital file
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Environment / Nature
    • Films About Film
    • Structural
    • Hand-Processed
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    Micro-Celluloid Incidents in 4 Santas
    Experimental
    Narrative

    Micro-Celluloid Incidents in 4 Santas
    Janis Crystal Lipzin

    color, sound, 10 min
    Rental format: Digital file
    • Films About Film
    • Structural
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    De Luce 2: Architectura
    Experimental

    De Luce 2: Architectura
    Janis Crystal Lipzin

    color, sound, 9 min
    Rental formats: Digital file, DVD NTSC
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Films About Film
    • Hand-Processed
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    Found and Lost
    Experimental

    Found and Lost
    Janis Crystal Lipzin

    color, sound, 8 min
    Rental formats: Digital file, DVD NTSC
    • History
    • Technology
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Music
    • Films About Film
    • Personal / Diary / Journal
    • Found Footage
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    Covert Ciné
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Covert Ciné
    Janis Crystal Lipzin

    color, sound, 6 min
    Rental format: Digital file
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Films About Film
    • Personal / Diary / Journal
    • Hand-Processed
    • Family
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    3 Seasons of 2021
    Experimental

    3 Seasons of 2021
    Janis Crystal Lipzin

    digital, color, sound, 3.53 min
    Rental format: Digital file
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Music
    • Environment / Nature
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    Mirrors and Screens
    Experimental

    Mirrors and Screens
    Janis Crystal Lipzin

    Digital, color, sound, 3.45 min
    Rental format: Digital file
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Environment / Nature
    • Personal / Diary / Journal

Biography

Janis Crystal Lipzin is a media artist based in Sonoma County, California. Her work combines rich personal expression with themes that include many pressing issues in our society. Her art embodies two central areas of concern. First is a sensual tactile engagement with the materials of films, videos, installations, books and still photography. She uses light to create joyful visual plays of plasticity that reveal hidden meanings. Secondly, her art critiques and investigates themes that are central to all living beings: mortality, ephemerality, aloneness, memory, dailiness and the experiences of joy and loss. Her work has been recognized with exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum, Venice Biennale, Beaubourg Museum, and many others. She taught at the San Francisco Art Institute for 3 decades and has been active in writing and curatorial actions throughout her career.