Katherin Newbegin's work in still photography and video has centered for many years around the idea of a time capsule space or an archaeological experience of tracing the remaining patina left behind. She is interested in the dislocation of interior spaces, revealing secret hidden worlds. Included in her portfolio is work from Lithuania and Poland, locating old soviet hotels and the detritus of the aging remains from the soviet oppression of these countries. Ironically, it has become a compelling moment to work in these countries as tensions rise with Russia. Since 2005, she has been traveling widely, tracking down through word of mouth, these gigantic monuments to tourism in Moldova, Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Cuba, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Belarus. The architecture is a specific type of “block hotels” built by the government for the workers of the Soviet Union, and meant for nation building purposes. She often spends several days sleeping in these hotels, not speaking to anyone, and leaving the room only to eat. Katherine specializes in creating experimental video work using a super 8 mm camera, vhs, pixel 2000, as well as digital film making. She also specializes in photographing abandon locations internationally and has traveled all over Eastern Europe photographing abandon eastern block hotels and India photographing nearly abandon cinemas. She prints photographs in large scale at 40 x 50 inches. She shoots digital, medium format, and large format 4 x 5. She is interested in how photography and video intersect and the conversation that this inspires. She is also very drawn to painting and sculpture, having started out as a sculpture major at Yale and having been very involved with the graduate painting program during her undergrad.