Mark Sosa

Mark Sosa is a Videographer and New Media Artist based in Long Beach. His journey started in high school when he first picked up a camera and started shooting videos. Initially, shooting shorts with his friend, he eventually moved on to making documentaries of the local artists and communities in the Long Beach area. Telling their stories which much sensitivity, and making a name for himself there.

Some of the his video work include his partnership with the United Cambodian Community of Long Beach for the release of Khmer Voices, a series of interviews from members of the Cambodian community. Retelling stories of survival, genocide in their home towns, and assimilating to US as a result of leaving their homes. All told from the lens of three generations of Cambodians Americans.

As well as his work with the Icehouse Art Complex for his release of The Mind Weaves The Webs We Need: Documentary, a short documentary of an exhibition that featured 12 emerging in the Long Beach area making works under the mediums of Experimental & New Media Photography and their stores behind each piece.

While also being a long working videographer, Mark has also branched to other forms of art such as Photography and New Media. Debuting his work at the local Icehouse Art Complex. The work shown here are more of the abstract and conceptual nature, showing more of an experimental side to artist’s body of work.