Aaron Buckley
Aaron Buckley
Aaron Buckley is a lifelong New Yorker, a video artist and a filmmaker graduating from Pratt Institute in 2021. During his time in this program he has explored his interest in experimental film and video art, however he has worked in a variety of roles across a variety of genres using a variety of equipment and even analog media like VHS tape and 16mm film in addition to digital video. His work is often self referential and is often imbued with a subtle sense of humor.
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Artist Statement
My thesis film is a deeply personal documentary focusing on myself and my friends and our interest in trains. I tried to make it a gentle film imbued with love and patience. I want it to be a film about ephemeral moments and appreciating small experiences.
G Train King
An experimental project shot on 16mm film that grew out of my thesis and was inspired by an accident.
Aaron Goes For a Swim
Documentation video of my multimedia installation project where I recreated the beach inside a room using sand and projectors.
What is Essential? Who is Essential
A multimedia installation project that I collaborated on with Yanka Kostova critiquing the continuation of gentrification during the pandemic in the symbolic form of a construction site.
Texas Wedding
Reminiscing about a trip to Amarillo, Texas
Stuart Little Remix
An installation piece where I recreated a scene from Stuart Little then reinserted it back into the VHS tape in place of the original scene.