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The only way to achieve peace and true freedom
In a world full of fear and hatred, nothing is more important than to remain conscious that loving one-another is the only way to achieve peace and true freedom in this planet, and to save it from an imminent destruction. By loving one-another I mean loving not only our fellow humans, but also the animals, the plants, and the environment in which we live. We must respect the earth and all of its elements. War generates more war, and terrorism cannot be stopped with terrorism.
Curriculum Vitae
arojassa@du.edu
www.alexandrosanders.com
www.alxmountainman.wordpress.com
EDUCATION
University of Denver, EMAD (Electronic Media Art Design), MFA Candidate. Expected graduation in Spring 2009
University of Colorado at Boulder, Bachelor of Fine Arts Studio Arts (BASA) with emphasis on video production and film studies; Boulder, CO. 2005- 2007
Regis University, Boulder, CO. 2003-2004
Escuela Activa de Fotografîa (Active School of Photography), Technical degree in Photography with emphasized certificate on Photojournalism. Mexico City, 1996
TECHNOLOGY
(Computer Software Proficiency: Photography, Non-Linear Video Editors, Design, Web-developing, Digital audio production)
Adobe Photoshop
Final Cut Pro
Avid Liquid
Premier Pro
Adobe Flash
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Dream Weaver
Acid
Sound Forge
Audacity
EXHIBITIONS (*Solo exhibitions)
*MELT an exhibition about the environment and consumption, Gallery 023, University of Denver, Denver, CO (Jun 03 – Jun 08)
Juried Student / Alumni Exhibition, Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, CO. (Jan 10 – Feb 28, 2008)
*Stop Any Time, Shinning Star Café, Nederland, CO. (2007)
Open Wall, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO. (May 2007)
Painting in Motion, Sibell Wolle Fine Arts building, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder CO. (2007)
*Mountain Lights (Slide show), Neptune Mountaineering, Boulder CO. (2005)
*Mountain Lights, Alice’s Restaurant, Gold Lake Ventures, Ward CO. (2004-2006)
Tibetan Garden, Permanent garden integrating traditional cultural symbols to create medicinal plant beds for the sustainability of Tibetan Medicine at risk of extinction in Solu Khumbu, Nepal (Everest area)
*Mi Gran Tour, El Taller Gallery, Mexico City. (2000)
Collective Exhibition, Escuela Activa de Fotografia, Mexico City. (1996)
WORK EXPERIENCE
University of Denver, Graduate Student employee, Art & Art History Department, September 2008 – May 2009
Adventure Film Festival 2008, Audio/Video technician, November 2008, Boulder, CO
OVO Films, Production/DP, Denver, CO- Los Angeles, CA. Staff member since January 2007
Digital Media Communications, Video Editor, January 2008 – September 2008, Denver, CO
Life Touch Photography, Photographer for the Sports Section, enrolled since August 2007; Denver, CO
”Farouche”, Cameraman, Performance event “Farouche”, Denver Art Museum, produced by Frances Charteris, Denver, Colorado, February 2007
Norlin Library, Digital Initiatives, Digital Projects Assistant, University Libraries, University of Colorado at Boulder, May 2006 - August 2007
Gold Lake Ventures, Head waiter/ manager assistant at fine dining Alice’s Restaurant, in Gold Lake Mountain Resort, Ward, Colorado, 2003- 2007
Adventure Expediciones, Mountain guide (Mexico and Nepal), and experiential teamwork leader / ropes course instructor, Mexico City, June 2000- Oct 2001
Il Vagamondo, Sales representative at a Mountaineering and Ski gear shop “Il Vagamondo”, Bellinzona, Ticino Switzerland, September 1998- Feb 1999
VISOR (Photo-library), Operations Manager and Sales representative, Mexico City, April 1997- May 1998
Pumas al Monte Everest, Official photographer for the first Mexican Expedition to Mt. Everest on a preparatory expedition to Cordillera Blanca; Peru-Mexico, July- August 1996
Biblioteca Internacional de Fotografia (International Library of Photography), Archives assistance/Photojournalist, Mexico City, April 1996- April 1997
Freelance Photographer, Mexico, Switzerland, USA, 1996-2008
INTERNSHIPS
Boulder Adventure Film Festival, Boulder, Colorado, Currently involved, OVO Films & Jury. (2007)
Sender Films/ Reel Rock Tour, Film Internship, marketing, post-production. (2006)
Ovo Films, Production of corporate videos (2007)
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Independent English Teacher, for a small group of Tibetan and Sherpa people.; Namche Bazaar, Solu Khumbu, Nepal, 2002
Sacred Lands Initiative / Herbal Himalayan Center, Namche Bazaar, Solu Khumbu, Nepal, 2002: Conceptual Designer of a high altitude medicinal garden for rare and endangered medicinal plants of the Himalaya
Hawaiian Traditional “Taro” Cultivation Project, Oahu, June 2001- Aug 2001, Cultivation and harvesting of Taro –a Hawaiian plant
University of Yeovil, England: Environmental project. Cleaning Day of the Wilderness, 1998
University of Bern, Switzerland: Graduate student assistant for a field lab on a soil erosion research project, 1998
Socorro Alpino de Mexico (Alpine rescue team) Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) 1991-1993
PUBLICATIONS
Aventura Vertical, Num.17, Sep. 2000, Editorial Aventura Vertical, Mexico City
Generacion, Num.6, Year VIII, March-April, 1996, Editorial “Ediciones Era”, Mexico City
SCHOLARSHIPS
Graduate Art Student Scholarship, University of Denver, Scholar year 2007- 2008
Top of the Class scholarship, Partial scholarship offered by the Escuela Activa de Fotografia,1996
Top of the Class scholarship, Partial scholarship offered by the Escuela Activa de Fotografia,1995
*Proficient in Español, English, e Italiano
*Currently a Product Tester for NIKE trail running shoes
Artist Statement
With my art I want to create awareness of the conditions in which a vast portion of the world’s population lives in, while a minimal fraction of people maintains a deliberate consumerist lifestyle that is creating irreversible damage of the planet's environmental stability. By means multimedia I try to create a body of work that illustrates and criticizes this characteristic trend that modern society pursues, which often times we refer to as "the American dream." The planet is entering a stage of irreversible environmental disequilibrium produced by our human activities. Global warming and other atmospheric and geographic phenomena are proof of the human-induced damage. The law of Conservation of Matter, also known as the law of Energy Conservation, stated in the 17th century by the French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, stipulates that "matter cannot be created or destroyed, but can change its form." Applying this law out of the chemistry lab and onto the 'real' world, and watching how mass-communication media (and governments) --controlled by the major corporations-- shapes the moral values and aims of societies, we can find the answer to all of the social and environmental issues that we are facing in this first decade of the twenty-first century. By making a radical change in the way humans live and interact with the natural resources, and by embracing multicultural awareness and respect, we can restore the planet. In order to do so, a "green" perspective of politics and economy is necessary to be implemented immediately.
Energy (and matter) cannot be created or destroyed, although it may be rearranged. (A. Lavoisier)
The French Eighteenth century chemist , Antoine Lavoisier was right when he stated the law of Conservation of Matter/Energy, and although he did not intend to use it in other sense but purely to physics, it also makes sense when we apply it to the relationship between economics and the environment. We just need to look around and realize that some people have accumulated so much matter around themselves that have left billions with almost nothing.
Part of my work is dedicated to create awareness of this subject matter, for it seems that many millions of people have yet to realize that their absurd way of consumption is leaving others with less and less all time.
Teaching Philosophy
-My philosophy of life has been molded in the mountains.
and is based upon service to the others and to the environment--
My teaching philosophy is based on this thought. Thus, although I believe I have so much to learn ahead of me, I also believe that I have so much to share, for I have been walking on this planet for over thirty years now. During this time I have lived within different cultures and I have seen many ends of the human spectrum. As a world citizen and as an environmental and social activist, I believe it is my responsibility with the planet and with future generations to pass whatever knowledge I have acquired to the younger ones and to others in general, for I myself am not exempt from learning from the younger ones at the same time.