Professor James Verdon

Biography

James Verdon's creative practice spans video installation, moving image for theatre and performance, broadcast television, and experimental film. His current research examines the nexus between the real and screen-based representations of reality, particularly focussing on the technological mediation of this relationship. He has taught into Production and Theory Units at Swinburne Film and Television and served as Chair for the Department of Film and Animation from 2014-2019. In addition to teaching at Swinburne, Verdon has undertaken visiting teaching and research roles at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Ling Tung University in Taiwan, and New York University. Verdon has exhibited screen-based work at numerous international venues including Leicester Square in London, University of Southern California, Goethe-Institut in Berlin, and the Bangkok International Film Festival. Nationally, Verdon has screened work at a wide range of venues including the National Gallery of Victoria, The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), Melbourne Museum at Carlton Gardens, The Australian Centre for Photography, The Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne Recital Centre, regional galleries nationally, the Malthouse Theatre and on a number of public and pop-up screens. He has received project funding from the Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Film Commission (AFC), Film Victoria, The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT), Asialink, Apple (Computer) University Consortium, and the Goethe-Institut.