An old man stumbles down a dark staircase towards the camera. He weaves downward in in a skewed and graceless trajectory. His three-piece suit is stretched taut across his bulging stomach and a horsehair moustache sits on his thin lip at an unnatural angle. Once he completes his weaving descent, the film flips into reverse, […]
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High on a Hill, Lisa Lipton 2008
An article by Stacey Ho for ThingsofDesire.ca Sometimes love is just not meant to be. Trapped on two separate snowy mountains, a pair of alpine lovers in green attire yodel to one another above a howling wind. As their calls intensify, the storm subsides and the snow melts away. Heidi and her goatherd lover fade […]
Khyber Legends Cup, Michael Coolidge 2008
Khyber Legends Cup 2008 Exhibition: September 12 – 27, 2008 Opening Reception: September 12, 2008 at 7pm Tournament Registration: September 12 2008 Tournament: September 20 – 27 2008 Intent on exploring the structures and aesthetics of leisure-play in relation to art and public spaces, Calgary-based artist Michael Coolidge is organizing a knockout-style prize tournament in […]
FemFEST: Deep Lez Film Craft 2007
As part of this year’s FemFEST (Nov. 23 – 25) Deep Lez Film Craft: The Stuffed and Sticky Films of Freeshow Seymour will be screened at the CBC Radio Room. Freeshow Seymour is the tag-team alias for the collaborative works of Toronto filmmakers Christina Zeidler and Allyson Mitchell, who have been sharing their love for […]
Robert Hengeveld, Staging the Gap, September 8-October 20, 2007
In Staging the Gap artist Robert Hengeveld recreates an outdoor concert stage at a miniature scale, animating it with light and smoke. The effects are programmed by electrical circuits and triggered by an inaudible CD containing the Queen track Bohemian Rhapsody – a song chosen for its ranging style and its prevalence in Karaoke culture, […]