My name is Aaron Valdez, I grew up in Texas and now live in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I make videos about the internet and television for Wreck & Salvage. I like old film, worn out VHS, digital glitches, Precious Moments statues, Tootsie Roll Pops, warm bus rides, long sleeve shirts, and pull-ups. All of my work is available here.
Aaron Valdez
November 3, 2009
multiples (via Wreck and Salvage)

multiples (via Wreck and Salvage)

November 1, 2009

Proof of Progress 003

October 31, 2009
rare print (via Wreck and Salvage)

rare print (via Wreck and Salvage)

October 27, 2009
improvised post-modern kitchen sculpture (via Wreck and Salvage)

improvised post-modern kitchen sculpture (via Wreck and Salvage)

October 21, 2009

Proof of Progress 002

October 16, 2009

Proof of Progress 001

October 3, 2009
meat sweats (via Wreck and Salvage) Pulaski Days, Grand Rapids. Picture a waterfall of beer pouring down cabbage mountains over weathered boulders of kielbasa into a whirling pool of pierogi as a mist of cigarette smoke gently settles on your brow. A clarinet plays off in the distance.

meat sweats (via Wreck and Salvage)

Pulaski Days, Grand Rapids. Picture a waterfall of beer pouring down cabbage mountains over weathered boulders of kielbasa into a whirling pool of pierogi as a mist of cigarette smoke gently settles on your brow. A clarinet plays off in the distance.

September 24, 2009

Clintus called in this Suppendapo order a year ago and I finally got around to animating it. I pulled the stills of him from his Flickr account. Here’s to Clintus, always with more awesomesauce.

September 21, 2009
Some Assembly Required

I’m featured this week on the Some Assembly Required blog. The soundtrack to my video Big Screen Version is part of Episode #150.

Some Assembly Required features work by a variety of artists who work with bits and pieces of their media environments, giving something back to the cultural landscape from which they so enthusiastically appropriate.

I’ve been enjoying the hell out of the podcast since I found out about it a couple of months ago.

September 2, 2009
round trip (via Wreck and Salvage) Back to the same edit setup I started with 10 years ago, minus the pink lamp.

round trip (via Wreck and Salvage)

Back to the same edit setup I started with 10 years ago, minus the pink lamp.

August 25, 2009

Wreck & Salvage | Getting stupid with Glenn Beck

My latest Wreck & Salvage video. Best served in with plenty of bass and in stereo.

August 23, 2009
Belle Isle Zoo (via Jen Pro-V) Jen and I went to Detroit to shoot a few pieces for a film she’s working on. We had the best Mexican food since Texas, ate at a Thai restaurant with boarded up windows, watched the sunset behind the city, waited out a storm in the old zoo, saw an armored truck that had been converted into an ice cream truck, saw streets with a house or two, burned out houses, collapsed houses, empty lots, amazing architecture, kids having fun, a guy standing on top of a busted water main, tons of great hand-painted signage, friendly folks, Tigers tailgaters that looked like white refugee camps, donks on parade, and dark buildings. — The man in the back with the knife.

Belle Isle Zoo (via Jen Pro-V)

Jen and I went to Detroit to shoot a few pieces for a film she’s working on. We had the best Mexican food since Texas, ate at a Thai restaurant with boarded up windows, watched the sunset behind the city, waited out a storm in the old zoo, saw an armored truck that had been converted into an ice cream truck, saw streets with a house or two, burned out houses, collapsed houses, empty lots, amazing architecture, kids having fun, a guy standing on top of a busted water main, tons of great hand-painted signage, friendly folks, Tigers tailgaters that looked like white refugee camps, donks on parade, and dark buildings.

— The man in the back with the knife.

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Secret Lab by Peter Vidani.
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