Untitled by Kelli Anderson

You're probably used to seeing Hot Shots pop up on some of your favorite blogs and in galleries across the globe but it's not every day that you see Hot Shots on TV. Later this month, Summer 2005 Hot Shot Kelli Anderson will be featured on the Brooklyn Community Access TV show "Caught in the Act," which despite its saucy title, she promises "is not as risqué as it sounds!" The episode, which was filmed last week, includes an interview with Kelli about her work and life and then follows her on a shoot for her latest project.

All of the photos in the series in question are taken in extremely organized places—library stacks, the supermarket, an office, museum storage, etc.—where you have these long aisles set up for targeted browsing. I take an object from these aisles and retrofit it like a simple marionette, styling it so that it looks alive. Through the analog magic of invisible fishing line, I can then tie up the object so that it looks like it is floating in the space, escaping order.

A previous look into the process of Fall 2005 Hot Shot Curtis Mann (who is also, as was just announced, an invited artist to the Whitney Biennial 2010!) only added to the intrigue of the work but Kelli writes, "I hope that by filming the process we didn't suck the mystery right out of those photos. I feel like it is a very sustainable series and want to carry on."

Make sure not to miss this program, which will air later this month and will then repeat for the month of January. The BCAT TV Network cablecasts on Time Warner, Cablevision, RCN and Verizon cable systems in Brooklyn, and the channel designations vary between the systems. On Time Warner, BCAT can be found on channels 34, 35, 56, 57. On Cablevision, BCAT can be found on channels 67-70. On RCN, BCAT can be found on channels 82–85. On Verizon, BCAT can be found on channels 41–44.