Lori H. Ersolmaz | Poetic Films
Projection Mapping and Award Winning Films
Good Natured. A film series about nature using poetry, poetic essays and projection art. Immersive 2-and-3D public art exhibitions are projected on buildings, objects and in “pop-up” gallery installations. These displays often lead to discussion about our connection with nature through responsible conservation and stewardship.
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PUBLIC ART PRESENTATION DATES:
OCTOBER 11, 2024 | POETIC PHONOTEHEQUE | Copenhagen, Denmark—GOOD NATURED. CYANOTYPES was screened in Copenhagen during Kulturnatten (cultural night). The night of culture is Copenhagen’s biggest annual one-day event, where more than 200 cultural institutions open their doors on the Friday before the autumn holidays to invite the public inside for an unforgettable evening in the diverse world of culture.
JANUARY 5-6 2024—POP-UP PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION—Good Natured. Haiku | Mercato On-the-Green | Strada Place, Naples FL
“A visual feast. Touches all your senses.”
Good Natured. Cyanotypes at Digital Graffiti
Good Natured. Cyanotypes was created for the Norris Community Center, in downtown Naples and was edited specifically to be projection mapped to the two peaks of the building’s architecture on the amphitheater side facing Naples City Hall. Months later the film was selected as a FINALIST for Digital Graffiti, one of the largest projection festivals in the U.S. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT
The Good Natured Project
Good Natured is a public engagement art project addressing climate concerns using large scale multi-media effects; photography, graphic design and audio-video through 2-and-3-D projection mapping. Projection mapping is a technique using projectors to project media onto city buildings and other objects for a dynamic visual display at night. The project also includes "pop-up" audio-visual presentations and performances in gallery spaces. The purpose of projection mapping is to provide a larger-than-life, engaging and multi-dimensional experience in unique surroundings. The timing of the Good Natured project dovetails with a 2018 study that showed over “90% of SWFL residents feel a responsibility to create a safe and healthy climate for their families and grandchildren,” according to nonprofit organization, Growing Climate Solutions.
The Good Natured project includes audio/video art and animations using poetry and poetic essays to address climate concerns. In a few short minutes of walking through downtown areas, the public is often surprised and mesmerized by these visual exhibitions and installations.
This public arts project is produced by award-winning artist/filmmaker, Lori H. Ersolmaz, featuring narration by Susan L. Parker ~ “Your International Voice", in collaboration with for-profit, non-profit organizations and environmental stakeholders in Florida.
PUBLIC ART PRESENTATION DATES 2020-2023:
January 5-6, 2024 | —Pop-Up Art Installation —GOOD NATURED: “Haikus” Mercato - On-the-Green. Strada Place, Naples, Florida
May 19-21, 2023 | —Official Selection FINALIST—Public Art Installation—Digital Graffiti Festival @ Alys Beach, FL —GOOD NATURED: “Cyanotypes” National Geographic named Digital Graffiti an “Unconventional Art Destination”. READ MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT
April 22, 2023 | Earth Day - Public Art Installation | Good Natured. Cyanotypes | In collaboration with the Naples Parks and Recreation Department | Norris Community Center, Naples FL
April 15, 2023 | - Pop-up Gallery | The Good Natured. Series | A presentation of installations since 2020. In collaboration with United Arts Collier (UAC) and Naples Art District. Art Edge Gallery & Studio, 2180 J&C Blvd. Naples, FL
March 17-18, 2023 - Public Art Installation | Good Natured. Cyanotypes | In collaboration with the Naples Parks and Recreation Department | Norris Community Center, Naples FL
February 6, 2023 - Public Art Installation | Good Natured. Cyanotypes | In collaboration with the Naples Parks and Recreation Department and the United Arts Council, Love for Art event | Norris Community Center, Naples FL
Earth Day, April 22, 2022 - Public Art Installation | Earth Day Celebration | Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra, SWFL RESET Center | Good Natured. My Hermitage classic poem by Native American Alexander Posey | Fort Myers, FL
March 25 - March 26, 2022 | Public Art Installation - The VideoDome | Good Natured Series | MERCATO | 9115 Strada Place, Naples, Florida.
February 24, 26, 27, 2022 | Public Art Installation - The VideoDome | Good Natured: Wished on a Star, featuring poem by Grahame Skewiff Watt | MERCATO | 9115 Strada Place, Naples, Florida.
September 17- October 2, 2021 | 3500 sq ft Public Art Installation | Good Natured: H20 and Good Natured: Hope is the thing with feathers + immersive projection show with 10 projectors. Pop-up Gallery | MERCATO | 9115 Strada Place, Suite 5155 Naples, Florida.
April 22- April 25, 2021 | Earth Day Public Art Projection | Good Natured: H20, featuring Impermanent Blooms by Florida Poet Laureate, Peter Meinke | MERCATO | 9115 Strada Place, Suite 5135 Naples, Florida. In celebration of Earth Day.
February 9 - April 30, 2021 | H20 EXHIBITION | Good Natured: H20, featuring Impermanent Blooms by Florida Poet Laureate, Peter Meinke | Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum | 3075 Sanibel Captiva Rd, Sanibel, FL
October 2020 | PROJECT LAUNCH: 3D Public Art Exhibition— Pop-up Gallery | MERCATO | 9115 Strada Place, Suite 5135 Naples, Florida. In celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month.
The Good Natured Project was officially launched in late 2020
READ AN INTERVIEW WITH LORI H. ERSOLMAZ ABOUT HER FILM AND PROJECTION MAPPING PROCESS IN MOVING POEMS MAGAZINE:
“Very inspirational. It’s what the world needs!”
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Filmmaker and projection artist Lori H. Ersolmaz at the 2022 Ft Myers Film Festival where Good Natured: No Words, the first film in the Good Natured series was screened in the Global Environment category.
“Visually stimulating and unique”
“It’s wonderful – I haven’t felt this good in a long time”
Earth Day 2021 | Mercato | Naples, FL
Part of a 10-projector 3500 sq ft installation at Mercato | Naples FL
“Meditative and Dreamy—Nourishes the Soul”
Good Natured. H20 displayed at the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, 2021
Earth Day | April 22, 2022 | A collaboration with Gulf Coast Symphony and
SWFL Reset Center, Ft. Myers FL
“Naples needs more of this type of immersive art”
The Good Natured. Films:
Watch ~ Good Natured: Wished on a Star
“WOW, Beautiful!”
The poems No Words, Self Evacuation and Wished on a Star were published in “From the Ashes” an Australian poetry anthology, edited by CS Hughes, Maximum Felix Media in support of the 2019-2020 bushfire relief effort.