Videos


October 2014

This video is an interview with Desy Safán-Gerard, Ph.D., about her work in the art studio and her work in the consulting room. It was created as part of the Virtual Psychoanalytic Museum and will be featured in the Time and Space Gallery, Director/Curator Nancy Goodman and curator Batya Monder.
7 MIN. VIDEO: "Desy Safán-Gerard : On Art and Psychoanalysis"


November 24, 2013

Desy Safán-Gerard's recent Los Angeles performance - part of the Mirrors of the Mind II program at Art Share L.A. It was the first time a camera captured the image of her hands as she painted. The video was displayed on a large screen for the audience to view in detail.
12 MIN. VIDEO: "Mirrors of the Mind II"


October 19, 2013

Desy Safán-Gerard has done performances in France in 2011, 2012 and 2013. This performance took place at L'Escalier – espace d’art, Montreuil, France, in conjunction with a group retrospective show at the gallery. The music used this time was a string quartet entitled "beneath the surface of a sea of silence" by J.E. Brockman, a recorded live performance by The Lyris Quartet.
5 MIN. VIDEO: "Sons et Silences II"


December 13, 2012

Desy Safán-Gerard presenting at the New Center for PsychoAnalysis, Los Angeles, CA
1 HOUR 3 MIN. VIDEO: "The Creative Process in 4 Large Paintings: From Mistake to Mistake"


November 15, 2012

Desy Safán-Gerard presenting at Asociación Psicoanalítica Chilena, Santiago, Chile
1 HOUR 33 MIN. VIDEO: "El Proceso Creador en 4 Pinturas Grandes: De Error a Error"


June 16, 2012

Atelier Arts Médium, Paris, France
Desy Safán-Gerard paints with both hands while a nude model moves to Notations by Pierre Boulez.
16 MIN. VIDEO: Painting Boulez, 2012

Model: Maria Clark


June 7, 2011

L'Escalier, Montreuil, France
Desy Safán-Gerard paints with both hands while a nude model moves to the music of Shostakovich's Quartet No. 3.

2 MIN. VIDEO: Desy paints Shostakovich, 2011 • Exhibition and Performance in Montreuil
14 MIN. EXTENDED VERSION:
Desy paints Shostakovich, 2011

Model: Maria Clark, camera: Maryse Ebely, video editing: Jake Buchheit


October 6, 2007

Pete & Susan Barrett Art Gallery, Opening Night, Santa Monica, CA
Desy Safán-Gerard • Paintings and Drawings
5 MIN. VIDEO: Of Sound and Silence