SCOTT HESSELS [email protected] scotthessels.com Education 2005 M.F.A. Design Media Arts, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) 2003 B.S. Business Management, University of Phoenix, Pasadena, CA Professional Experience: Academic 2010- present Associate Professor (with tenure), School of Creative Media, City Unversity of Hong Kong 2012-present Executive Producer Extreme Environments Program (see ‘Expeditions’) Skunkworks: Design with Smart Materials Program 2005-2009 Associate Professor (with tenure), School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University Singapore 2001-2005 Lecturer Design | Media Arts, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) USA 2000-2001 Lecturer Environmental Design, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, USA Professional Experience: Industry 2018-present Exhibitions Producer Gay Games Hong Kong 2022 2000-present New Media Artist, Sculptor and Filmmaker Multiple artworks and films produced (see ‘Creative Works’) 2006-present Executive Producer Multiple Film and Photo documentaries (see ‘Creative Works’) 1986-2003 Writer, Director and Executive Producer Damaged Californians Productions, Los Angeles 1985-2002 Director of Information Technology Fox Television Network (KTTV Fox 11, KCOP UPN 13, Fox Sports West) Los Angeles 1981-1985 Manager of Operations KDVR Television, Denver, Colorado 1978-1981 Writer and Producer KPPL/KLAK Radio, Denver, Colorado 2 Creative Works (see selected exhibition record following) 2021 Below Victory Concept, Design, Ground Penetrating Radar Scans Augmented Site-Specific Trompe L’oeil 2020 Imaginary Kodachrome Concept, Design, Script, Performance 100 Short Films 2018 Sustainable Cinema No. 6: Lenticular Waterwheels (Revised) Concept and Design, Engineering, Fabrication Kinetic Sculpture, Three 2.5m x 1.2m Steel, Plastic, Electronics Celestial Mechanics 5: Rocket Launch Display Concept and Design, Research, 3D Modelling Generative Animation Celestial Mechanics 6: Guardians of Here and Now Concept and Design, Research 3D Models of Kinetic Mobile Two Shields Concept and Design, Research, Fabrication Kinetic Sculpture, Two 1m x 1m Copper, Electronics, Programming Animating Glass Concept and Design, Research, Fabrication Kinetic Sculpture, 5.5m x 2m x 1m, Steel, Acrylic, Electronics, Programming Glass Wave Concept and Design, Illustration 64-frame Animation 2017 Film Installation About the Extreme Environments Program Concept and Design, Script, Editing High Definition Video, 11:00 Big Data Towers Concept and Design, Engineering, Animation, Programming Three 5x3m video displays Interactive Musical Timeline Concept and Design, Engineering, Animation, Programming 12x2m video display Immersive Cinema Concept and Design, Engineering, Animation, Programming 7x3m curved video display Kinetic Sculpture and Interactive Photo Capture Concept and Design, Engineering, Animation, Programming 5x4x5m multiple projector installation Three Time Machines (with Tobias Klein) Concept and Design, Engineering Plans, Animation, Scale Model Maquette, Video for Three 2m kinetic sculptures 2016 Brakelights 2.0 Programming, Live Film Generation High Definition Video, 15:00 Sustainable Cinema No. 6: Lenticular Waterwheels (for Bonnet) Concept and Design, Engineering, Fabrication Kinetic Sculpture, Five 2.5m x 1.2m Steel and Plastic Wu Xing Lenticular Animation Panels Custom plastics, 2m x 3m Country Noir Lenticular Animation Panels Custom plastics, 2m x 3m 3 Creative Works (continued) Celestial Mechanics 3 (‘The Spiral’) Concept and Design, Animation, Engineering Plans Two 3D Renderings and High Definition Video, 5:00 Celestial Mechanics 4 (‘The Umbrella’) Concept and Design, Animation, Engineering Plans Two 3D Renderings and High Definition Video, 5:00 2015 Praxinscope Animation Panels Animation, Digital Printing Custom Plastics, Ten .75m Disks Film for Helicopter v.2 Concept and Design, Engineering Plans Three 3D Renderings Performing Display System No. 1 Concept and Design, Engineering Plans 3D Renderings 2014 Sustainable Cinema No. 2: Lenticular Bicycle Concept and Design, Engineering, Fabrication Kinetic Sculpture, 3x1.5m, Steel The Parade of Burden Lenticular Animation Panels Custom plastics, 1m x 3m The Moon Is A Mirror Concept and Design, Engineering, Animation, Fabrication, Organics Light Installation, Five 1x1m LED Displays Chromatic Racecar No. 1 Concept and Design, Design Plans Two 3D Renderings Children's Park Kinetic Sculpture Concept and Design, Design Plans Four 3D Renderings 2013 Sustainable Cinema No. 6: The Zhongshan Waterfalls Concept and Design, Technical Drawings Five 3D Renderings Sustainable Cinema No. 7: Mutoscope Garden Concept and Design, Technical Drawings Four 3D Renderings 2012 Film for Helicopter v.1 Concept and Design, Technical Drawings Three 3D Renderings 2011 Sustainable Cinema No. 3: Praxinoscope Windmill Concept and Design, Engineering, Fabrication Kinetic Sculpture, 3x1x1m Steel, Plastics, Electronics Sustainable Cinema No. 4: Shadow Play Concept and Design, Engineering, Fabrication, Animation Kinetic Sculpture, 3x2x2m Steel, Plastics, Papers, Electronics Sustainable Cinema No. 5: Phenakistoscope Windmill Concept and Design, Engineering, Fabrication, Animation Kinetic Sculpture, 2x1x1m Steel, Plastics, Electronics Mediated Earthworks Nos. 1-6 (Prototypes for site installations) Concept and Design, Technical Drawings Six 3D Renderings 2010 Housing Memories Executive Producer, Writer Photo Catalogue, Documentary Film and New Media Exhibition 4 Creative Works (continued) 2009 Sustainable Cinema No. 1: The Image Mill Concept and Design, Engineering, Fabrication, Animation Kinetic Sculpture, 3x2x1m Steel, Plastics Celestial Mechanics 2 Concept and Design, Programming, Animation High Definition Video, 11:00 2008 GPSFilm Concept and Design; Programming Open Source Software Application Nine Lives Co-Writer and Executive Producer Feature Film, High Definition Video, 118:00 Sacred Cranes, Holy Birds Co-Writer and Executive Producer Short Film, High Definition Video, 9:00 The Tibetan Mastiff Co-Writer and Executive Producer Short Film, High Definition Video, 9:00 Sumatra 1948/2008 Concept and Design, Photography, Digital Manipulation Photo Series 2006 The Pikme-up 2008 International Distribution through Cinetec Entertainment Writer, Director, Producer, Animation Feature Film, Digital Video, 88:00 2005 Celestial Mechanics 1 Concept and Design, Programming, Animation High Definition Video, 11:00 Flight Patterns Concept and Design; Programming by Aaron Koblin High Definition Animation, 7:00 Mulholland Drive Concept and Design, Fabrication, Programming Robotic Light Installation and Performance, 20:00 2004 Brakelights v.1 Concept and Design, Script, Programming, Director, Editor Real time Video, 15:00 Noir Window Concept and Design, Programming, Music Production Interactive System, Video 5:00 2003 Your Breath, Another Man’s Voice Concept and Design, Programming, Fabrication Interactive Sculpture, Video 4:00 DJ Digital Concept and Design, Programming, Fabrication Interactive Sculpture, Video 4:00 Foreign Film Generator Concept and Design, Programming, Writer, Director, Editor Interactive Film System, Video 7:00 2002 D-Tours Concept and Design, Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Programming Live Interactive Performance, Three 10:00 videos Alternate Routes Concept and Design, Writer, Producer, Programming Interactive Website 5 Creative Works (continued) 2002 Our Trip, Having Never Arrived Concept and Design, Writer, Producer, Editor Live Multimedia Performance 2000 Your Winning Finish (The Los Angeles Marathon) Concept and Design, Producer, Programming Interactive Website 2000 Wanderlust 2000 International Distribution thru Eschelon Entertainment Writer and Producer Feature Film, 35mm, 93:00 1997 Damaged Californians: Music from Films and Videos Producer, Composer, Musician Music CD 1996 The Science Fair: Damaged Californians Website Writer and Producer Interactive Website 1994 Below 30/Above 10,000 Writer and Producer Feature Film, 16mm, 82:00 1993 Grammar School Filmstrip Concept and Design, Writer, Producer Interactive Website 1992 Revolutionary War Filmstrip Writer and Producer Short Film, Video, 11:30 One Fifth of Your Life Producer, Fabrication, Construction Short Film, Video, 16:00 The Damaged Californians Documentary Writer and Producer Broadcast Video, 60:00 1991 Airline Safety Film #4a Writer and Producer, Fabrication, Construction Short Film, Video, 3:36 Art on Rails—A Train of Thought Writer, Producer and Performer MetroRail Grand Opening Live Performance, 45:00 Revolutionary War Filmstrip—Live Writer, Producer and Performer Live Multimedia Performance, 15:00 A Dance Piece to President Bush’s State of the Union Address Writer, Producer and Performer, Fabrication, Electronics Live Multimedia Performance, 20:00 1990 The Radar of Small Dogs Writer and Producer, Fabrication, Construction Short Film, Video, 15:40 Juggling Portable TVs Showing Knee Surgery Footage Writer, Producer and Performer Live Multimedia Performance 30:00 1989 Domestic Flight (with Anna Homler) Writer, Producer and Performer Live Multimedia Performance 25:00 The God of Distance Will Be Played by the Telephone Company Writer, Producer and Performer, Electronics Live Multimedia Networked Performance 15:00 6 Creative Works (continued) 1989 Learn to Speak Bohemian Writer, Producer and Performer, Sound Design Live Multimedia Performance 8:00 1988 Hillbilly Slid Loudly Writer and Producer, Fabrication, Construction Short Film, Video, 9:40 1987 Mary Had a Little News Writer and