It was a wonderful time being included in 13Forest’s holiday show Plenty! So much wonderful work.
Thank you, Phoblographer! /
THE 12 MOST INSPIRATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF 2023: A MUST-SEE LIST OF THE BEST
Fuzz Magazine /
Thanks for the feature Fuzz Magazine!
The Phoblographer Feature /
PHOTOGRAPHER JAINA CIPRIANO IS THE BEST THING SINCE GREGORY CREWDSON
“When we lay our eyes on her photographs, it all seems to come together. She chooses simplicity with her camera gear and instead works to get the shot through set building and all. What’s even more amazing, Jaina originally pitched us with the idea that she doesn’t use Photoshop as part of our long-standing No Photoshop series. Indeed, Jaina doesn’t use Photoshop but does minor Lightroom editing to add drama. She sometimes even builds the walls by hand. By all means, she isn’t killing it — whatever it is drops dead in front of her.”
Alice /
Alice, a video I built a set for, directed by Ben Phillippo, has been getting some wonderful attention! Including 147k streams on Peggy’s YouTube. Honored and happy to work with so many talented artists!
In Italy! /
Some visuals of mine projected in Italy back in September - wish I could've been there!
featuring Amber Krasinski
COVID Artist History /
Congratulations to Jerry Russo for this incredible feat - 249 artists experience during COVID recorded. Thank you for letting me be a part of it!
And here is my segment!
“Cipriano, a photographer and filmmaker, is used to being alone, to hibernating, and she likes keeping to herself. So when the COVID-19 lockdown started in New York it gave her permission to stay home, make art, and not deal with anything in the outside world. It was like being on an art residency in her own apartment.”
Trauma Bond Score Now Streaming! /
if music is magic, Jordan Potash is a magician. he wrote the incredible, dark and playful score for Trauma Bond and now you can listen to it while you walk through a dark woods at night, while you're crying and folding your laundry, or before you have to confront your mom about a deep, childhood memory.
Stream it on Spotify now!
Butter Bench /
Earlier this year I had the wonderful experience of building this super fun, custom butter bench for Johnny Cupcakes experiential store on Newbury Street in Boston, MA.
It’s there now! Go take a picture on it and tag me on social media!
This one was fun because I got to try out som new materials - from the stenciling, to automotive spray paint. Building something to last is different than building a set - and I enjoy the challenge!
Thrift Finds /
Some of the best thrift finds of the year.
Some of them are for my growing design reference library, some for the studio, some for prop rental + storage.
Trauma Bond Wins! /
Ryan Nunes hosted an incredible night of films about mental health - thank you for bringing so many of us together for such a great night. It’s funny there aren’t more film nights centered around mental health - that’s why we all do this, right?
Honored to have received an award for Trauma Bond - Short Film - Best Set and Costume Design (which I share with Adriane Moreno - for all her amazing costume + set dressing work on this short!)
Making films helps heal me. Maybe sharing them with the world, helps heal you too. I can only hope
Selection for Trauma Bond /
Grateful to have Trauma Bond - Short Film hosted on Retrospective of Jupiter. Go check it out!
https://retrospectiveofjupiter.com/films/trauma-bond/
We're over 7,000 views!
Feature in Lens Magazine /
Thank you to Lens Magazine for this wonderful feature of my self portrait work - How Can We Know Ourselves if We Don’t Have a Mirror?
You can purchase the issue here.
Press for music video /
Wonderful to see this video I worked on get some much deserved press!
“The director of my music video for Alice, Ben Phillippo, and set designers Jaina Cipriano and Adriane Moreno helped to crate a beautiful Victorian style bedroom for us to shoot in! We spent most of the day shooting there and then went outside to an abandoned schoolhouse to shoot the last scenes! It was a really fun experience working with so many talented and creative people and I am so happy you liked the results as much as I did.”
Aplomb Gallery /
Come to Aplomb Gallery next weekend and see my fathers least favorite portrait of me in this wonderful group show.
Thanks for the feature on Seacoastonline.com!
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/entertainment/2023/11/02/exhibits-galleries-theater-and-more-seacoast-arts-and-culture-news/71419774007/
Fall Fantasia! /
It was fun to have my work hanging at Fall Fantasia Art & Music Exhibition - thank you Skip for curating!
Trauma Bond in New Bedford! /
Trauma Bond will be screening at A Long Goodbye -A Film Showcase About Trauma. Excited to be in this line up with GR Films, Private Eyes Films, Soul Prophet Productions, Finding Bright Studios, & Fountain of Cards Productions!
EVENT LINK:
Cambridge Art Show - BLUE /
Absolutely wonderful show tonight at Cambridge Art Association! Big thanks to Abigail Ogilvy for jurying and Erin Becker for all her tireless work in putting together this amazing gallery + show. It’s worth seeing - go check it out!
Over 900 works were submitted and only 71 were selected. It’s a truly, fantastic show. I am so honored to be in it.
Superdown album is out /
I’m so proud of these guys + so honored to have been a part of this incredible record.
Grab a copy for yourself here.
And if you haven’t seen the video I directed for them yet - check it out now!
Grand Prize for Trauma Bond /
I am so excited and honored to say that Trauma Bond - Short Film took home the GRAND PRIZE at the incredible Lonely Seal Festival last week!
Thank you to Hammad Zaidi for creating such a wonderful festival + community. And Rachel Thomas for all your hard work putting together the amazing Women in Film and Video: New England block.
And of course, thank you to all the cast and crew that made this film possible. It wouldn’t exist without you all.
