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