New Media Leah Gilliam's CD-ROM Split, based on her research into primatology and science fiction, exploits footage from an obscure 8mm trailer for The Planet of the Apes to highlight the unstable relationship between the real historical past and the distant imaginary future. Gilliam's work in new media obsessively looks back at outmoded media technologies, and has earned her growing acclaim as a major new artist. She was recently given the 1999 Creative Capital Foundation Award, as well as having a lengthy record of other awards and residencies after receiving an M.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1991. Gilliam will present and navigate through her works, including her new Web site, at the Robertson Media Center in Clemons Library on the U.Va. Grounds on Friday, Oct. 27, at 2 p.m.
Tickets are available online.