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they / them / their / y'all
a 5-min overview of time-based works
sair götz (they/them) approaches writing as autotheory and artwork as embodied spell-casting; they believe that through honed language, carefully chosen material, and physical enactment, they can transmute harmful narratives into humorous or uplifting ones. To support these endeavors, götz practices experimental filmmaking, modular typography, and lecture-performance. Their work manifests in all time- and language- based media: films, books, essays, performances, software, and signage.
sair received their MFA from the Ohio State University in 2017 and their BA in Visual and Media Studies, Arts of the Moving Image, and Documentary Studies from Duke University in 2011. In 2017-2018 sair was awarded the Dedalus Foundation post-MFA fellowship. sair has shown their work in the US and Europe and has completed several residencies across the US & UK: Battersea Arts Center, London, England; SPACE, Portland, ME; ACRE, Stuben, WI; Little Paper Planes @ Minnesota Street Projects, San Francisco, CA; Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT; Weir Farm, Wilson, CT; Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ (with fourfor collective); Elsewhere Museum, Greensboro, NC. While in the Bay Area, sair was a member of CTRL+SHFT Collective and Open Windows Cooperative. sair’s studio is currently in Boston, Massachusetts.
They are currently the Collections Programming Manager at Letterform Archive.