Thursday, June 28, 2012

Video Work From 2003 to 2004:

     I have recently started a Vimeo account to make available to view some of my video and film work. Here are a sampling of works I made between 2003 and 2004. Others will be posted soon. Enjoy.  




Man/Machine 
[2003]
Video, 5:14, Colour


Using the German electronic band Kraftwerk’s song with the same title as a conceptual starting point this work presents the viewer with close up shots of moving parts of a bike in motion gliding in and out of street lamps during the night on the city of Winnipeg’s residential streets. This video is the first video work I consider part of my artistic practice (mature ?).





City of the Future
[2004]
Video, 6:20, Colour

This single channel video is an attempt at showing an abstraction of urban space. Utilizing atmospheric shots in and around the city of Winnipeg this work aspires to an ideal set by Jack Chambers in his 1970 film “The Hart of London”. Soundtrack is provided by Winnipeg based electronic artist 3x3is9.




It’s Terrible to be a Painter
[2004]
Video, 4:55, Colour

Showing the playback of a rewinding episode of a Bob Ross painting programme this video attempts at a dissection of the medium of video, and takes a melancholic view of the act of painting. Shot in one take.