Artist Biography
Zoe Deyermond is a New England based mixed media artist and filmmaker primarily working with imagery, tone, and real-life content reflective of the human psyche. Beginning an early career in the realm of directing alongside neighborhood friends and an iPod touch, Zoe garnered a passion for filmmaking through her ability to communicate a message and captivate an audience.
​
Zoe’s work primarily utilizes 16mm film as a medium and incorporates experimental and narrative techniques in order to explore the influence of late stage capitalism in American culture. Much of her work explores American culture and politics through the lenses of consumerism, industrialization, the human body, natural forms and innocence.
​
Growing up with heavy influences from consumerism in America and experiencing a loss of innocence through the dynamic between industrialization, labor and personal life has greatly impacted the content of Zoe’s work. Machines and naturalistic forms are intended to juxtapose each other throughout her work in order to provoke thinking on the idea of our relationship with labor and how our bodies are extensions of this industrialized concept of the machine. Zoe experiments with abstract compositions of mise-en-scene as well as dynamic audio components and direct manipulation of the film through animation techniques or destruction of the film to encapsulate this feeling of loss of innocence. Her aim is to capture this sense of impending doom that late stage American capitalism has brought to the United States and the feeling of entrapment in a system.
​
Zoe’s primary instrument of filmmaking has gained recognition in previous years, with two of her films being featured in the New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival. Co-director of short film “Finger Cuff” (2019), and director of “COVID-19: A Documentary” (2020), Zoe secured a ranking in the festival for two consecutive years, with Jury Award Finalist being given to “Finger Cuff” and the Out of Bounds Award given to “COVID-19: A Documentary”. In addition to this, Zoe has also had recognition for smaller productions, such the New Hampshire State Merit Award for her drunk driving PSA, “Driving Isn’t Playtime”. Zoe’s highest recognition for her prestige in filmmaking comes from her induction into the National Technical Honors Society (2020), which essentially states that she is highly proficient in her field of study compared to the national average.
Zoe is a graduate student from Emerson College with a Bachelors in Arts degree in Visual Media Arts Production. Her passion derives from the ability to conceptualize and create unique pieces of work meant to connect with individuals on a greater scale.