A studio space, once occupied by Bitrán, prompts Shapass to enter an intimate dialogue with the artist who spots euphoria in mortality.
Rebecca Shapass
Rebecca Shapass is an artist investigating documentary form and archival practice through film & video, installation, photo, and text. Her work has been exhibited and screened with institutions and festivals including Microscope Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), The Basement @ the Knockdown Center (Queens, NY), Open Signal (Portland, OR), amongst others. In 2018-2019, Rebecca was a resident at Smack Mellon Artist Studio Program (Brooklyn, NY) where she was also a NY Community Trust Van Lier Fellow. She has participated in residencies with NURTUREart (Brooklyn, NY), Signal Culture (Owego, NY), and Crosstown Arts (Memphis, TN). Rebecca graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where she studied Film & Television and Art History. She is currently pursuing her MFA at Carnegie Mellon University (2023).
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