ABOUT WALLEYE
photo from Ivanhoe, Virginia by Alison KuoKeith Wilson is a filmmaker and photographer based in San Francisco and Austin, Texas. His films have aired on public and cable television and have been exhibited in galleries, community spaces and film festivals including the Berlinale, the London Film Festival, South by Southwest and the National Gallery of Art. He is currently working on a film about sea cucumbers, a self-eviscerating marine animal prized in Japan for their viagra-like properties. In 2009 -2010, he presented a series of Cave & Mountain Tour performances throughtout Texas including the Modern Museum of Fort Worth, the Blanton Museum in Austin. He has an MFA in film production from the Radio-TV-Film Department at UT-Austin.
Keith grew up on a cul-de-sac in suburban Georgia and enjoys colored tape, outdoor swimming pools, Bernal Hill and the film Le Quattro Volte.
work
Go here to view samples of his film/video work
Go here to view some photos
what is a walleye?
A walleye is two things. It is a freshwater fish native to Canada and the northern U.S. It is also slang for the eye condition extropia. Often called a "lazy eye", a walleye occurs when one eye is looking at the intended object and the other eye is looking at the wall instead. For example, these are Keith's eyes:
