Raymond Salvatore Harmon is an American cross-genre media artist, filmmaker, sound artist, and record producer. He was born in Jackson, Michigan and now lives throughout the U.S. Harmon’s work in new media and experimental film varies from anthropological study and contemporary art. His work ranges from performance-based film and video to sound and visual conceptual installations and urban media. Over the past ten years Harmon has been evolving and developing the theoretical and practical applications of non-object oriented art. Harmon’s emphases with public performance, graffiti style ad bombing, and web based social engineering. Harmon’s work is abstract and accompanied by his own electronic compositions. Many of Harmon's films contain layered subliminal content; the source of this content is often resulting from occult and mystical texts.
Some recent works he’s developing include spray paint based painting, full-scale immersive video and sound environments, large format digital prints that are then hand manipulated and painted on, and live video performances. Harmon has presented improvised video with numerous musical groups from a diverse background including Exploding Star Orchestra, Blood on the Wall, Diplo, and Jason Forrest.
Harmon’s work has been viewed in several magazines/publications some most recently in the LA Times, Chicago Tribune and New York Times. His work has been screened at hundreds of festivals and galleries throughout the world including Chicago Underground Film Festival and Athens International Film Festival.
Harmon says this about his work:
"My work is something that makes me whole. It defines every moment of my day.
I work, therefore I am."
Website
http://raymondharmon.com/
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