Cinematographer · Visual Artist
Light as language. Image as inquiry.
Robin Clark's practice moves fluidly between cinema and visual art — two disciplines that, for him, have never been separate. Both are fundamentally acts of seeing: arranging light, directing attention, making meaning from what is shown and what is withheld.
He received a BA in Film Direction from San Francisco State University. His work has been screened at the Cannes Film Festival, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Sundance Film Festival.
His visual art practice — focused in recent years on currency as subject and material — has been exhibited from LACMA to the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. He is returning now to active work as a cinematographer, bringing to that work the full weight of a life spent in close attention to the image.
A landmark of independent and queer cinema, Vegas in Space premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival and went on to screen at Sundance, Cannes, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and more than 30 other festivals. Shot on 16mm over several years, the film remains a singular achievement of visual audacity and camp invention.
The film has become the subject of renewed critical attention. Craig Seligman's book Who Does That Bitch Think She Is?, a biography of Doris Fish and the story of the film's making, is now in development as a feature film directed by Joshua Grannell (Peaches Christ). Vegas in Space also features prominently in the forthcoming documentary Dear Doris, in which Clark is interviewed, directed by Scott Braucht and produced by Oscar-nominated documentary producer Janique L. Robillard.
Showreel in preparation — available upon request
A working kit built around image quality, optical character, and adaptability across formats — from 6K digital acquisition to 8×10 large format film, with a full lighting and grip package. Available for hire.
Full specifications and availability upon inquiry · robin@hehadahat.com
Available for cinematography, collaboration, and conversation.
robin@hehadahat.com