Telematic Media Arts
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Tommy Becker

November 14th, 2026 - January 23rd, 2027

Opening Reception: Saturday,  November 14th, 2026, 6 – 9
Closing Reception: Saturday, January 23rd, 2027, 2 – 4

Exhibition Statement

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Artist Bio

A self-described "poet trapped in a camcorder," Tommy Becker's visual song cycles take a collagist approach to thematic investigation by combining original songwriting, spoken word, performance, costuming, animation, 16mm direct, glitch and in-computer design. Educational preludes, historical footage, and thematic lyrics lend a documentary component to his work that balances meaning with personal, often humorous, poetic expression.

His films have been shared nationally and internationally including the Ann Arbor Film Festival, Chicago Underground Film Festival, SFCinematheque Crossroads, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Wexner Center for the Arts, Headlands Center for the Arts, Currents New Media , Perth International Film Festival, The Black Maria Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Zebra Poetry Film Festival (Berlin), Kassel Documentary Film Festival, Experiments in Cinema (Albuquerque), Swedenborg Film Festival (London), Alchemy Film Festival (Hawick), Milwaukee Underground Film Festival and Athens International Film and Video Festival (Ohio). Selected works are distributed by Canyon Cinema.

Becker often performs work from his tape as expanded cinema where live vocals and sound elements are synced to projected image. He taught visual arts at Gateway High School between 2003-2023 in San Francisco, CA. His publications combine film stills, text and QR codes for viewing work online.