Corrie Francis Parks brings life to the inanimate through frame-by-frame manipulation of physical materials. With one hand under the camera and the other in the digital realm, her films and installations maintain an organic connection to traditional production methods while fully integrating digital technology. She has created projection-based installations for Light City Baltimore, USA, International Media Art Biennial SEE DJERBA in Tunisia, and the UnDARK Festival in Russia. Her award-winning short films have screened at Annecy, Hiroshima, Ottawa, Zagreb, and at major festivals around the world. She is an associate professor of visual arts at University of Maryland, Baltimore County and author of Fluid Frames: Animating Under the Camera with Sand, Clay, Paint and Pixels.
During her 2008 residency, Parks met composer Alexandra Gardner, catalyzing a future collaboration on the short film Foreign Exchange. Gardner's composition Tourmaline provides the driving soundtrack for this intricate look at the imaginary borders created by economic ebb and flow.
