Discover what’s new at Vtape! These works have been acquired for distribution by Vtape within the past six months. New acquisitions can include older works that have recently been brought into distribution.
Image credit: The Invisible Hippo of Grief: An Adoption Story, by Donna Szoke (2026)
2019, 07:34 minutes, colour
tapecode 763.17
Part of the Feral Domestic trilogy. One of the central themes in Come Coyote is the idea of reproduction and its implications—the reality/fantasy of both logistics and technology of queer reproduction, and the variations of our individual commitment.
Coopting its name from an internal Amazon.com motto, this video collage transforms riot and protest footage into a pulsing techno anthem, where sirens pitch into melodies, news clips become percussion, and the roar of crowds drives a relentless march. Classical paintings of revolution, overlaid with corporate slogans, collide… ⊕
Echo Chambers presents three chapters of video collage constructed entirely from Instagram's algorithmically-suggested content. The work functions as a digital self-portrait, documenting the recursive feedback loop between personal influence and algorithmic manipulation where the act of collecting material fundamentally alters… ⊕
2025, 05:55 minutes, colour
tapecode 575.70
This audiovisual performance transforms video feedback into both sight and sound through an analog-digital feedback loop. Using a vintage camcorder aimed at a CRT television, the artist generates evolving feedback patterns. The video signal is simultaneously diverted to audio inputs—visual information literally becomes… ⊕
In Video Traction is a single-channel video by Clive Robertson that was shot on a set in the Grand Luxe Hall designed to simulate a hospital room and waiting area. The video combines performance documentation with a dialogue staged between Robertson and Hank Bull. The video, subtitled “Act 1: The Encoding and Decoding… ⊕
