ABOUT BILL ORISICH

Bill Orisich is a filmmaker, musician/sound artist, photographer based in Breckenridge, CO. His work ranges from sound art, films, and music, to multi-channel visual/audio installations. He is inspired by exploring the response a site and its history can evoke, especially the human/nature dichotomy.

Research, experimentation, and collaboration are key elements in Bill’s work, as is the search for the tension, humor, and mystery contained therein. Bill’s artwork has been presented in numerous exhibitions and film festivals, most recently a 6-channel site-specific sound installation, miner key, for the 2024 Breckenridge International Festival of Arts, in Breckenridge, Colorado. Other works include the 5-channel collaborative video installation: ground loop, at Whitespace gallery in Atlanta 2018; when I whistle, a 3-channel, site-specific installation at the historic Swan House in Atlanta in 2016; and horse drawn piano, a moving sound/sculptural performance piece for Flux Night, Atlanta in 2013. In 2023 Bill’s photographs were exhibited at CPAC in Denver; projected in downtown Denver as part of photography month; In august he created a sound piece for the installation, Invisible Matters, in Rochester, NY; and has ongoing music projects.

His film production company Whoa! Films, created award winning commercial, and educational videos for over 30 years. It served as a creative hub and production resource for his art projects and a training ground for emerging media makers and musicians. Orisich received his BA and MS degrees respectively in Fine Arts and Education/media design from Indiana University. He also taught animation as part of the National Endowment for the Arts Artist-In Schools program, among other workshops.

Bill gets energy and inspiration from being active outdoors in the mountains.