Critical Writing Index

Tranz<->Tech: The Toronto International Video Art Biennal 2001

by Lisa Steele

Toronto: Vtape, 2001

This catalogue was made for the second iteration of the Tranz<->Tech International Video Art Biennal in Toronto. The collection in 2001 consisted of 17 participants as opposed to the 4 core groups of the initial Biennal. This years edition offered local audiences artists and exhibitions that would not have been available to them in the past. Single channel video remained at the core of the Biennal's efforts to exhibit the important work being done in video art. The rest of the programme contains music and audio performances, live-chat events and student workshops.

Contents: Introduction; Screams/Whispers, a Charles Street Video Project; Crossing Over, co-curared by Iliyana Nedkova and Nina Czegledy; Creeped Out, curated by Lisa Steele; Tranz>Sex>Tech, a Trinity Square Video Residency; The Story in 6 Parts, curated by Bill Huffman; Recent Belgian Video; The Irresponsible Truth, curated by Jeremy Rigsby; Miranda July, a co-presentation of Pleasure Done, Mercer Union and Artcite/House of Toast; Mettachine, interactive on-line performance by Louise McKissick; Schedule; F2F: Finnish New Media Art; My Lips Are Sealed, an installation by Leslie Peters; Sub/Extros and Half/Lives, Vidsonic tracks by Tom Sherman; Videocentric, curated by VVV; Angel Dust, a video presentation by Jeremy Blake; The Boy Scout Soldier, a video installation by Cate Elwes; Empire Line, a video installation by Antonia Hirsch; One Broke, mixed media installation by Cynthia Lickers; Hebergement/Hosting, an on-line installation by Patrick Bernier; Minor Star, curated by Nelson Henricks; Light Structures, curated by Dryden Goodwin; PHH!K: "Thereministahs"; Array_1, presented by Interaccess Electronic Media Arts Centre; Escaping The Vacuum: New Means & New Tools For A New Breed of Video Artist; Participating Organizations.

ITEM 2001.141 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Bird Calls for Toronto – Bill Burns

A guide to the quiet spots of the Latvian House – Duncan Macdonald

The Call – Millie Chen

Sweat – Reena Katz

Streams of Whispers – Darren Copeland

How Do You Too... – Luchezar Boyadjiev

Guia Rigvava – Frau Zinocker

Places of Difference – Chris Speed

Tele-Browsing – Levente Sipos

Good Morning Call – Paul Rooney

Danny – Andrea Lansley

Octopus – Kinga Araya

Beeline – Anne-Marie Copestake

Vertical Journey – Oksana Chepelyk

The List – Samantha Harrie

17 Stories – Lala Rascic

Romance/The Commercial – Phil Collins

X-Patriotism – Stephen Foster

Bang Bang – Libby Hague

Abscess – Aleesa Cohene

The Up and the Down – Kika Thorne

Painting – Tricia Middleton and Joel Taylor

Claims – Cheryl Rondeau

Lot – Leslie Peters

Architecture of Doom – Tasman Richardson

War – Jubal Brown

Amsterdam Camera Vacation – Steve Reinke

Fig Trees – John Greyson

Penetration – Leif Harmsen

Next To the Last Tango – Johanna Householder

The Trinity Session – Istvan Kantor

Search and Expose – Simone Moir and Chantal Rousseau

Guy's Night In – Johannes Zits

Drive-Thru Delights – Mercedes Cueto

Goat Love – Gino Cacciotti

Home – Maureen Clement

The Landscape of Fear – Andrea Laberge and Rob Saccetto

The Urban Hiker: Thinking Out Loud – Lori Paradis

Young Forest Goes Underground – Selina Mullins

Four Dollar Indians – Darlene Naponse

Lost Nation – Johan Grimonprez

Scrub Solo 1: Soloneliness – Antonin De Bemels

File – Kurt D'Haeseleer

Shameless Transmission of Desired Transformations Per Day – Mahmoud Hojeij

Mama – Oksana Auruskeviciene

Malee and the Boy – Apitchatpong Weerasethakul

Atlanta – Miranda July

The Amateurist – Miranda July

Nest of Tens – Miranda July

Getting Stronger Every Day – Miranda July

Kiri no uta (Mist Song) – Atsushi Ogata

Electronic Sunsets 21 – Jane Wright

The Great Escape – Jeroen Offerman

Vertige – Isabelle Hayeur

Santora – Jurgen Moritz and Norbert Pfaffenbichler

Monster – Cath Prior

Wouldn't it be nice – Emmanuelle Antille

Blackout – Michael Maziere

The Ballad of Dan Peoples – Lisa Steele

Volcano – Curtis MacDonald

Public Enemy – Marx Kruis

Shopping Session – Pascal Grandmaison and Patrick Pellerin

Sweet or Salty (Madonna's Poor Days) – Ana Rewakowicz

This Narrative Is Killing Me – Dennis Day

Rock Session – Pascal Grandmaison and Patrick Pellerin

Happy Fake (Surface Sourire) – Sylvie Cotton

Femme Fatale (One) – Chang Wan Wee

Confession Project (Two) – Nessa Palmer

I Do Not Like To Repeat Myself – Adam Traynor

Snowfarm – Sheridan Shindruk

Three Short Videos On Precision – Vladimir Mindek

Jus Session – Pascal Grandmaison and Patrick Pellerin

Les Aventures de Ponygirl – Anne Golden

Sunday Afternoon – Michelle Williams

Closer – Dryden Goodwin

After - Made for TV – Mark Lewis

River Sky – George Barber

Blackout – Michael Maziere

Still – Maibritt Rangstrup