Leighton Pierce – Artist Bio

American, b. 1954 in Rochester, NY, based in California.

Leighton Pierce has been the Dean of the School of Film/Video at CalArts since 2014. As an artist, he has worked with films, videos, sounds and installations. He is known for his hypnotic films that are conceived as sensorial experiences and for his exploration of daily life as a source of poetry. Ambient sounds play an important role of in his work, often introducing the images that shift between different focal points. One of his most well-known series is Memories of Water, meditative filmed diaries using water as their nodal point.

Selected Filmography

White Ash, 2014
Sharp Edge Blunt, 2010
Retrograde Premonition, 2010
Water Seeking Its Level, 2002
Memories of Water #21, 1997
Puppy-Go-Round, 1996
50 Feet of String, 1995

Main illustration :
Leighton Pierce, Retrograde Premonition, 2010 / HD / color-b&w / w. sound / 4'50.
Courtesy Light Cone.