Bio:

Scott Snibbe is an artist whose output consists primarily of electronic media installations that directly engage the body of the viewer in a reactive system. Snibbe's work has been shown internationally at venues including the Whitney Museum of American Art's Artport, Eyebeam, and The Kitchen, New York City; the InterCommunications Center, Tokyo; Ars Electronica, Austria; ICA, London; and New Langton Arts, San Francisco. His works have won a variety of international prizes, including the Prix Ars Electronica.

Snibbe was born in 1969 in New York City. He holds Bachelor's degrees
In Computer Science and Fine Art, and a Master's in Computer Science from Brown University. Snibbe studied experimental animation at the Rhode Island School of Design and his films have been widely shown internationally. He has taught media art and experimental film at Brown University, The Rhode Island School of Design and UC Berkeley. Snibbe has held research positions at Adobe Systems and Interval Research. His research is documented in a number of academic papers, several patents, and in the special effects program Adobe After Effects. Snibbe lives and works in San Francisco.

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	Deep Walls directed by Scott Snibbe USA, Experimental, 2002, Interactive Video Installation, Magnetic Stereo, 00:02:09 Deep Walls is inspired by architect Christopher Alexander's "Pattern Language". His admonition to architects is to build the walls of homes thick, so that cabinets, drawers and windows can perforate the inter... more info
	Lost Momentum directed by Scott Snibbe USA, Animation, 0, 00:06:20 A beautiful animated film.... more info

Compilations containing Lost Momentum
	Independent Exposure Exhibition June 1998 (MC-15)	1998	Not currently available through Microcinema International
Compilations containing Deep Walls
	Commercial DVD Aspect - The Chronicle of New Media, Volume II (MC-192) Artists of the West Coast	2002	Available from the Microcinema DVD Store

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Screening History
Lost Momentum
Venue/Organization	City	Country	Date
Speakeasy Café	Seattle	USA	1998-06-25	Event Details

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