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Shannon Collis and Liz Donadio in front of an audience discussing their work, "Conflux: Variation." A still of the work is projected behind them.
Photo by Tedd Henn

“Conflux: Variation” Artist Talk with Shannon Collis and Liz Donadio

March 3, 2025 6PM

CADVC hosts a public talk featuring Shannon Collis and Liz Donadio. Free and open to the public.

Conflux: Variation (2025) is on view nightly from sundown until 2am between February 14 and June 30, 2025. Collis Donadio’s work is a public video art projection that explores the intersections of industry and the environment in Baltimore, where water meets land.

Between 2023 and 2024, collaborating artists Shannon Collis and Liz Donadio recorded video and audio documentation in sites where industry has reshaped local habitats, such as the Curtis Bay Water Tower and Baltimore City’s marine terminals. The artists think of this documentary research and resulting installation as a “speculative exploration of the future, using moving images to convey transformation and transition.”

Video still from "Conflux: Variation" by Collis Donadio, showing a large grey-colored mound of minerals against a blue sky.
“Conflux: Variation” video still, 2025 Shannon Collis & Liz Donadio (Courtesy of the artists) Description of audio, authored by the artists: a deeply resonant audio landscape builds momentum, merging field recordings of industrial machinery, trains, water, and wind with digital and analog synthesis. Layered low-frequency tones shift between foreground and background, aligning with the visuals. The soundscape evokes the essence of the visited sites and the interplay of natural and industrial elements.
Exterior photo of a red brick building and a double door entrance. A man in a wheelchair is seated at center with a plaid blanket shawl over his shoulders.
Photo by Tedd Henn
A group of individuals are both seated and standing while looking up at a projection. There are both children and adults in the group
Photo by Tedd Henn
Exterior view of a video projection on a red brick building. Projection shows a monochome birds-eye view of train depot.
Photo by Tedd Henn
Angled exterior view of a video projection on a red brick building. Projection shows a monochome view of a forested landscape.
Photo by Tedd Henn
Four individuals stand together outside in discussion. At center are two women with light skin-tones speaking to their companions.
Photo by Tedd Henn
A group looks up at a video projection on the side of a red brick building.

Learn More About Collis Donadio: Conflux: Variation

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