John Di Stefano

John Di Stefano is a videomaker/visual artist, writer and curator. He is Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand), and was chair of the Video Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Previously, he was a faculty member at CalArts and the University of California. Di Stefano works across various mediums, including video, photography, and installation, and his recent work deals with issues of identity and diplacement by examining how concepts and perceptions of memory, space and time shape the articulation of subjectiveness. He has exhibited his studio work extensively over the past 12 years, and has participated in numerous international film and video festivals.

Recent curatorial projects include a media-based exhibition entitled Open Cities (Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong and the Betty Rhymer Gallery, Chicago, 2001), a film/video series and gallery exhibition entitled Not On Any Map (Film Center/Betty Rhymer Gallery, Chicago, 1999), and extensive programming for the Los Angeles International Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival (1993-94).  His written works have appeared in various publications including a recent essay, "Peter Greenaway and the Failure of Cinema", in Peter Greenaway's Postmodern/Poststructuralist Cinema (Scarecrow Press, 2001). He is currently the Asia/Pacific Associate Editor of the electronic journal Site-Street.