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: Vibrations from Gaza, by Rehab Nazzal, 2024)
Pejvak (Rouzbeh Akhbari and Felix Kalmenson), Felix Kalmenson, Rouzbeh Akhbari
2019, 17:07 minutes, colour
tapecode 2159.01
A Passage is a hybrid visual investigation generated in the sun-scorched valleys of Southern Armenia’s Meghri region. Not long ago, the legendary railway road connecting Yerevan and Baku was destroyed on this border territory, with a “free economic zone” due to be constructed in its place. Giving equal weight… ⊕
Am I Human? is a post-human exploration of data, artificial intelligence, and surveillance using video and sound. The glitch on screen disrupts communication and represents my questioning about the difficulty in being human in normative cultural standards.
"antimatter: that which is unseen yet powerfully present.” - Lee pui ming A meditative and moving portrait of a lake in summer, over time, in its various moods. In the heat of this summer, I live all summers...
2022, 16:10 minutes, colour
tapecode 2157.02
Autobiology responds to cultural paradigms surrounding illness and identity from the vantage point of someone with a chronic immune disorder. Ross-Millard performs the alphabet in motion, using the by-product as a customised font with which to write an auto-theoretical essay on her experience with medical diagnosis. This piece… ⊕
The filmmaker aka Tranie Tronic tells the tale of the incident that inspired their latest album Transgression and brings awareness to the potential dangers of dating men online. The film illustrates the therapeutic power of creating art from trauma.