Katherine Freer

https://www.katherinefreer.com/ // @k8tefree

Katherine Freer is a multimedia artist, filmmaker, organizer, and educator. The seed of her practice grew from documentary film and a passion for social justice, became rooted in live performance, and then blossomed in the possibilities of creative technology. Freer’s creative work combines image, story, science, and civic engagement. The central focus of her research and analysis is ethics, particularly as it relates to design live arts. Her goal is to utilize all artistic tools to reveal truths and amplify voices that can open hearts and minds in the pursuit of justice for all living things.

As a multimedia designer for live performance Katherine bends light into imagery that was previously unseen. Her generative tools are images, footage, primary documents, motion graphics, text, illustrations, animations, code, sensors, cameras, and archival materials. She wields the power to make statements on a monumental scale; using projections, architecture, and wonder. She does not take the responsibility that comes with this power lightly. Her process is rooted in the constant consideration of impact. She does not separate her work as a designer from my work as an educator, learner, or advocate. They are interconnected. They are all pointed towards liberation. Rigorous learning and experimentation infused with joy is at the heart of her approach as an educator. Freer employs a multi-pronged strategy for culture shift through facilitation of social justice conversations, professorship, and mentorship.