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I Can’t Believe I’m Not Russian, Directed by Sofi Thanhauser, Edited by Ella Weber, 2020

“In her video Cycle, the artist escorts viewers through a hypnotic, consumer exchange in latex gloves. “Hello. Welcome. It is nice to meet you. You look nice. You seem nice. Is this your first time?” Weber narrates in a soft whisper reminiscent of ASMR videos and guided meditation. Slices of ham and sheets of waxed paper veil and partially reveal a series of the artist’s selfies during her lunch breaks, practicing smiling and wearing deli meat masks as an improvised skin care treatment. The spinning blade of a meat slicer reinforces the repetitive nature of everyday life in a consumer-oriented world. In equal parts comforting, monotonous, and sexualized, the video transitions from predictable rhythms of customer service dialogue into confessional monologue about suburban social expectations and anxieties.” _Amanda Smith / Curator

Fourth of July in the Burbs, Shot and Edited by Ella Weber, 2019

Fourth of July in the Burbs, Shot and Edited by Ella Weber, 2019

When the Fun Stops is a compilation of low res iPhone and Instagram videos collected while walking alone in Vegas for a month-long residency at Rogers Art Loft. Obsessively I observed others having fun partying in a pandemic free, mask-less society, nearing the end of 2019. The video although fun depicts a disorienting slice of America.

The title When the Fun Stops is taken from a free Gambling Addiction brochure found inside many of the casinos.

Enlarged to Show Texture, Shot and Edited Ella Weber, 2015.