"Chime In", Artisterium International Exhibition,
Tbilisi City Museum Karvasala,
Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia.
November 2010
Tbilisi City Museum Karvasala,
Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia.
November 2010
Making Light in Tbilisi
 is the first film by 16-year-old, Nilo Batle of San Francisco, CA. I'ts
 a documentary about his family’s experience making art during Artisterium, an art biennial held in Tbilisi, Georgia. 
The project focused on up-cycling disposable plastic containers. They 
transformed trash into functional light fixtures with the help
 of local students and artists. The film was screened at his high 
school’s film festival.
He attends Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in the Media and Film Arts 
department. He has been making films for less than a year. Batle says, "I have become so passionate about my 
involvement in film that I have decided to peruse film making in 
college."   
Lydia Matthews and Laurie Lazer co-curated the exhibition. Matthews, is a Brooklyn-based critical writer, contemporary art curator, 
educator and cultural activist who currently serves as Professor of 
Visual Culture and Director of the Curatorial Design Research Lab at 
Parsons The New School for Design. Lazer is co founder, director and curator of the Luggage Store Gallery.   
Net links:
     
Net links:
Link to article and Nilo's video on Adobe Youth Voices Awards    
Good work Nilo! 
Styrous® ~ Thursday, June 18, 2015
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