In 2019, my poem “Cooling Bathwater” exploring my experiences with epilepsy was included in issue 12.2 of Hamilton Arts & Letters, Imaginary Safe House, Canadian Dis/Ability Poetics. I am grateful for the kind support of one of the Guest Editors of that issue, Roxanna Bennett, for her care and correspondence.
This past fall I had the opportunity to work with Sublunar Films on a new feature that grew out of their delightful short film, Lucid (2021.) It has been a wonderful adventure to work alongside such creative, talented, and determined people. Wrapped as of last December, the new feature-length film is currently in post-production and promises a dizzying array of experimental visual effects, powerful performances, a visceral sound & song-scape, and incredibly layered world-building. Each fresh glimpse I get of it taking form gets me more excited.
Trailer for Lucid (2021)
Images from the feature film shoot (November 2023):
July 27th-28th: This workshop explores architectural imagery as a starting point for paintings about the passage of time, personal memory or political history. How do spaces such as historical ruins, public parks, childhood homes or abandoned cities hold both private and collective meaning for us? Working from their own photographic sources, students will develop a painting from thumbnail sketches; approaches to technique will include monochromatic underpainting, wet-into-wet layering, basic colour theory, and abstract composition. Studio work will be supported by slide shows of artists such as Caspar David Friedrich, Richard Diebenkorn, Edward Hopper, Denyse Thomasos, Edward Ruscha, Jane Dickson and Danielle Dean. Some painting experience recommended. SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JUL 27 & 28, 10AM – 4:30PM IN-PERSON
John Luna 