Annie Briard’s Cyber Claymation Doll in “The Woods”
An experiment in agency, defiance and creativity
Written by Hailey McCloskey Photographs provided by Annie Briard I am a foreigner in the world of computer programming. The little I know resides in the realm of rudimentary word processing with an offshoot in social media. This is precisely what made me want to see Annie Briard‘s show. I was also drawn in by […]
Looking Back to Move Forward
Locate, Gallery 295’s first Annual Emerging Curator’s Show, presents the traditional print as a valuable and relevant object
Written by Adam Stenhouse Photos courtesy Gallery 295 Gallery 295 continues it’s intriguing emergence as a space for photography within Vancouver’s arts scene with Locate, an exhibit curated by Emily Carr University alumni Avalon Mott. This show is 295’s first Annual Emerging Curator’s Show, and from the moment I walked in I was happy because […]
Flashes and Memories
An evening inside a Dark Room
Written by Elysse Cheadle All photos ©RoundhouseCC / MC James & Riz Herbosa I am riding towards the Roundhouse Centre on my bike the night of December 5th to see Dark Room: The realm of symbols, science and memories – the newest piece created by the Vancouver-based company Body Narratives Collective. I remove my gloves […]
Re: The Fox at UNIT/PITT Gallery
UNIT/PITT revisits and republishes 1970’s New York-based cultural theory journal The Fox in a book-based exhibition that struggles to engage with the book but strives towards wider forms of public engagement
Words and photography by Adam Stenhouse 1970’s New York was a particularly influential time for contemporary art discourse: The optimism of the 60’s had given way, crime and social disorder were serious issues, the US was in shock at the prolonged involvement with Vietnam, and the economy was stagnant. Yet from this morose time grew […]
Secrets From The Arctic Battleground
Horseshoes and Hand Grenades’ new political dramedy brings to light the amount to which we are all kept in the dark
Written by Kaylin Metchie Except in the Unlikely Event of War is the perfect mix of contemporary and traditional, humour and raw politics. And what better way to bring a political message to the masses than through three timelines, complete with comedic moments, terrific acting, constant movement, and even reality television-like video footage and scenes […]
Exploring The Expressive Challenges and Opportunities of Improvisational Dance
inside the lines | the lines inside @ EDAM Dance
Written by Mark Jacobs Photos provided by Chris Randle Peter Bingham, the Artistic Director of EDAM Dance, has been an early and forceful exponent of improvisational dance, and Contact Improvisation (CI), specifically; so it was, perhaps, no surprise that the six-day run of inside the lines | the lines inside would centre on improvisational work. […]
An Autobiography Carved from Biography
Moyra Davey Presents Her Film “Les Goddesses”
Written by Mark Jacobs Moyra Davey’s 2011 film, Les Goddesses, played at the Western Front to a remarkably full house, which was also treated to a brief, but only minutely-illuminating conversation between Vancouver photographer Marian Penner Bancroft and the artist, following the screening. From the chatter in the intermission between the film and the talk, […]
A Union of Disciplines and Minds: The Body Narratives Collective and Their Upcoming Production, Dark Room
Of collaboration and experimentation in the realm of dance, theatre, photography and science
Written by Claudia Spontaneous On a recent cloudy fall afternoon, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Julia Carr and Meghan Goodman of the Body Narratives Collective. One part of my agenda was to gather more information about their upcoming production, Dark Room, while the other was to explore the history of these two […]
Ghosts of Emily Dickinson
A collaborative review of Bulletins From Immortality
Written by Hailey McCloskey & Shalon W-H VANDOCUMENT’s Hailey and Shalon checked out the sold out world premiere of Bulletins From Immortality at The Cultch, a collaboration with Margie Gillis, American acting icon Elizabeth Parrish, and developed with the Stella Adler Studio in New York City. The show was created to celebrate the revolutionary poetic […]
Dynamo Fundraiser is Dynamite
Pitre, Belle Finch, and The Albertans rock East Van Arts Association
Photos and words by Ash Tanasiychuk A trio of indie bands played sets at Dynamo Arts Association, a rad artists studio / event space near Main & Broadway. We’ve seen playful ‘food porn’ here, amongst many other excellent events. This night was a fundraiser ($5 suggested donation) to keep enabling Dynamo to do the great […]