Yes Media

Yes Media is a project directed by Melissa Yes. Productions include video, installation art, painting, sculpture, & more. Words from Melissa: America on TV is really something else. Half the time, I want to believe what I see. My work is a practice of mis/believing. I make images and experiences that retell American narratives from TV, film, literature, art, and music. These media can be great fun, but they are also powerful mythmakers and agents of bias. Repeating and remixing these stories helps reveal their patterns and dis/harmonies. Not everything ages well. Let’s talk about it. There is an art to good conversation, after all. Alongside my media remixes, my art socializes through interactive projects that center personal and community storytelling amidst the noise of popular media. The truth is out there on our front porches, practice fields, and hiking trails. I want to see what I believe. I am the Assistant Professor of Digital Media at the University of Alabama Department of Art and Art History in Tuscaloosa. I am also a proud co-founder and co-director of Vinegar, a non-profit art gallery in Birmingham that champions experiential and new media art practices. While I’m name-dropping Alabama cities, I’ll mention that I grew up in Huntsville, which is an inescapable influence on my work.