Luke Gilford — Projects

A Few Things We Can’t Explain (But Certainly Aren’t Going to Just Ignore)

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This Is My Favorite Position (On My Back, Looking Up)

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The Space Between Us

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Spanish Teenager

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"Spanish Teenager" is the first single from Casey Spooner's solo album, Adult Contemporary. Director: Luke Gilford Executive Producers: Logan Media & Nowness DP: Michael Totten Producers: Leda Maliga & Ayanna Hart Original Premier / Press: nowness.com/day/2011/1/11/casey-spooner perezhilton.com/2011-01-12-jake-shears-casey-spooner-bring-all-the-naked-boys-to-the-yard

Rider Girl

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"Rider Girl" is the first single from Blaqstarr's "Divine" EP from Interscope / N.E.E.T Records Director: Luke Gilford DP: Michael Totten Editor: Josh Shaeffer Animation: Alison O'Daniel & Nathan James Collages: Luke Gilford (assisted by Tyler Oyer) Location: Madonna Inn

Merging

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Somewhere Between Intention and Effect

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Playing Dead

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An Internet Date with Sasha Grey

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I was asked to photograph & interview Sasha Grey, but we were never in the same city at the same time. So, I asked her out on an internet date. Here's what we did together -

States of Mind

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Fantasy / Failure

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It’s Your Birthday Party

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Live Performance Visuals: Blaqstarr

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Interscope & N.E.E.T Records asked me to direct Blaqstarr's live performance visuals. This is a 3 minute edited montage of what I came up with (on a 3 day deadline) Both his stage performance and the visuals are roughly 30 minutes in full.

Mother (Everything Ever)

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Untitled (Confetti During California Summer Fires, 2008)

Mom's Favorite Spot (I Set Up the Camera and Asked Her to Take the Picture)

My First Oil Stain Picture (Nebulla, or Pillars of Creation)

Finally Just Rosalie (Daughter, Girlfriend, Wife, Mother, Grandmother)

Untitled (Whatever You Want it to Be)

Roots (Mom)

How it Started (Me and Mom)

My Second Oil Stain Picture (New York City, or Blown Minded)

Untitled

Lindsay Sleeping (Before She Burned Herself)

Rosalie Resting (She Always Says She Looks Dead Here)

Aunt Penny (Minus Wade)

Untitled (Everything Ever)

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A selection from the “Mother (Everything Ever)” series has been exhibited in FOAM Museum, Amsterdam, in a show presented by Capricious and curated by Sophie Morner.

Certain images have been displayed as light boxes, as well as transparency and metal prints.

Documentation here:

Feeling In Reverse

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missamerica

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Above image: Former Miss America Heather French (year 2000), with miniature crown.

Former Miss America, Kirsten Haglund (year 2008)

Glitter remnants on audience seats, after Miss America 2011 competition finale.

Former Miss America, Maria Fletcher (year 1962), with hand mirror.

Former Miss America Ericka Dunlap (year 2004), with roses.

MONTAGE / REEL (2011)

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A montage of projects directed & photographed by Luke Gilford, including: Soon-to-be-released series of 3 music videos for Bonnie McKee; Maison Martin Margiela 20 year anniversary collaboration; Holi Festival documentary in India; Spanish Teenager music video (artist: Casey Spooner, distribution: Nowness.com); Rider Girl music video (artist: Blaqstarr, label: Interscope & N.E.E.T Records); Miss America documentary (work-in-progress); Sasha Grey collaboration; plus personal work.

leave your body

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MARGIELA

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