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mtrigilio@ucsd.edu
Biography:
Michael Trigilio is a multimedia artist who just moved to San Diego from Oakland, CA. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, he received his B.A. in Humanities from the University of Texas at San Antonio. His fear of religion notwithstanding, he was ordained as a lay Buddhist priest in 1997, a role from which he resigned five years later. He received his M.F.A. from Mills College in 2003. Michael's work is inspired by material that balances sarcasm and prayer, giving rise to works that examine religion, humor, politics, and
mass-media. His new digital film, "Thanks for Giving My Number Back" (2006), explores the thin lines between love and death, fantasy and reality, hope and helplessness. Equal parts self-portraiture and science fiction, the story shapes itself into a tangle of chuckles, heartache, and anxiety. His video serial, the "Untitled Book Series" (2001-2004) is a non-linear suite of short videos anchored in relationships to specific books. Other recent installations and video projects have incorporated superhero action figures, Zoloft pill bottles, and of course, religion. Michael's work has been presented at the Anthology Film Archives in New York, Southern Exposure Gallery and New Langton Arts in San Francisco, and the Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain in Strasbourg. Michael is a founding member of the independent radio project Neighborhood Public Radio which recently finished a nine-month exhibition funded through a grant from the Creative Work Fund. Michael will teach a range of Media courses including the core lower division course, Introduction to Media, which combines production and theory/history. His experience and expertise as a sound artist will be reflected in a course on Sound.
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