Artist Statement
Please visit www.otisike.com to learn more.
Process Statement
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OTIS IKE is a photographer, installation artist and filmmaker. From 2003-2007, he worked as a installation manager for notable Mission School artists Clare Rojas and Barry McGee (a.k.a. Twist) in the creation of new work for exhibitions in the United States and abroad. His short films have screened at Hot Docs and SXSW and his photography and installation work has been displayed nationally in galleries and museums, including the University of Texas Visual Art Center and Fotofest’s Talent in Texas curated by Toby Kamps and Michelle White of the Menil Collection. He produced Mike Palmieri & Donal Mosher’s short film Rougarouing (Hot Docs, Sheffield Doc Fest) and was researcher and cinematographer for feature documentary Killing Time (IDFA, True/False). Since 2008, he has directed three feature length documentaries. Vietnam Appreciation Day is slated to be his first completed of these projects. He holds a masters degree in Sustainable Design from the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin.
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