These works have been acquired for distribution by Vtape within the last six months. Not all of the videos are necessarily new, as older works are sometimes brought into distribution.
Recent Acquisitions
2019, 04:00 minutes, colour
tapecode 2111.02
Mysterious collage meticulously observes a woman producing a screen print of herself. A second red layer contaminates the image. This then doubles when the pattern is also applied to her clothing. A miniature on reality and reproduction with melancholy audio collage.
Since 2008, I document aquatic landscapes across North America. Adrift probes our relation to water, underscoring its vital importance and the troubling recurrence of ecological disasters. Like a previous work, Castaway (2012), this experimental video was filmed in the polluted waters of the Staten Island boat graveyard.… ⊕
2018, 19:26 minutes
tapecode 247.06
…. in the company of magnificent beings, quietly standing, looking, listening….This is the first of four in a series of performances with trees in various seasons. The white pines in this small groove are all that remain of an immense old growth forest that once covered this area. The interactive, being present… ⊕
2018, 10:53 minutes
tapecode 2123.00
Two families, similar identities. Fleeing violence, they sought refuge in Canada and began a new life. This is the experience of thousands of people in our great country and yet these stories go mostly untold. Arrival Archives is an artful exploration of newcomer arrival stories, told through a multi-generational viewpoint. The… ⊕
This is a remount of a classic experimental video by artist Lisa Steele called Birthday Suit - with scars and defects (1974). It's not the first and might not be the last remake, but it's a 5-minute video that explores most of my scars, and it brings my own personal agenda to the game. I made it with the help of community and… ⊕