James Meyer

James Meyer

veggiedieseljim@yahoo.com

Website: https://jamesmeyerartist.com

Blog URL: https://heyeng.net

   11907 Flame Tree Cove, San Antonio, TX, 78213

I taught at the university level for ten years. In 2003 I returned to the USAF to become a Flight Engineer on the C-130. While in the military, I was deployed twelve times to support both OEF and OIF. I did two years of state-side medevac and human remains missions. I shot several hundred hours of video while flying missions and on the ground during downtime during this time.

Since retiring from the military, I have combed through journals and videos, extracting selections to create video and installation works. I aim to give the viewer a glimpse of the thoughts and emotions I experienced during deployments and describe how those have continued to impact all aspects of my civilian life. I merge documentary videos with a visceral depiction of my military experiences.

I create autobiographical personal narrative works that explore my time in the military, looking at the physical and emotional consequences of being a veteran. I combine videos and stills from my time in the military, flying combat missions in the Middle East, and during downtime between missions with other original content sources to share the external world of combat and contrast that with my internal experiences. As a result of my military flying career and unknown genetic makeup, I have some issues, adding intensity to my current work.

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