Ericka Beckman (Hempsted, New York, USA, 1951) has made acclaimed works across Super-8mm, 16mm and expanded cinema formats since the 1980’s. Engaging live-action choreographed sequences, as well as handcrafted layered animation and fast paced soundtracks, Beckman transforms the cultural norms communicated through fairytales and games. Her films, photographs and drawings have been a longstanding exploration of “the performance of the image” and the artist’s notion that our memory of it influences both our behavior and perception of reality. Beckman’s work was dedicated a solo show at the Francesca Pia Gallery in Zurich in 2023. She is currently participating in the exhibitions ‘The World Classroom’ in Tokyo, ‘The World Building’ in Dusseldorf, and ‘Making Worlds’ in Taiwan. Her latest work STALK premiered at the 2021 Performa Biennial New York. Beckman premiered ‘Reach Capacity’ in Belgium and Germany.