Video

Rhea

David Askevold

1982, 06:50 minutes, English

TAPECODE 269.06

Rhea opens and closes with a wandering spotlight in a dark interior. Faces appear against vague landscapes or without setting to speak the names of others. A panning movement links the faces, allowing them to combine in essence, then in form.

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Critical Writing

Biographical sketch & video notes
by Cliff Eyland and David Askevold. David Askevold: cultural geographies and selected works, Oct. 1998, v. 45, no. 2. Charlottetown, P.E.I.: Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, 1998.
Individuals: New Video From Canada
by Peggy Gale. Aspetti e Tendenze della Ricerca Video Canadese, 1989. Ferrara: Ferrara: Centro Video Arte, 1989.
David Askevold: Political Modernism and Postmodernity
by Frederick Dolan. Vanguard, Feb. Spring 1988, v. 17, no. 1.
Canada (cont.)
by Unknown. Video 84, 1984.
Canada (cont.)
by Jane Wright and Jeremy Walsh. British/Canadian Video Exchange '84, 1984. London: Canada House Cultural Centre, 1984.