Research in artworks: Multimedia, film and video

Berlin Project

Rachelle Viader Knowles, Berlin Project, 2001Rachelle Viader Knowles, Berlin Project, 2001Rachelle Viader Knowles, Berlin Project, 2001
The project acts as a mediated dialogue between three artists from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and three artists from Berlin, Germany. Prior to 1916, the city of Kitchener was known as Berlin. In [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Knowles, Rachelle Viader
Installation year: 
2001

Bystander

Jan Peacock, Bystander, 2009
A love poem is scattered across paper clippings and, from them, a gift is made by hand. Bystander involves a "performance for scanner", presented in three chapters on video monitors – with a charming [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Peacock, Jan
Installation year: 
2009

Flashlight

Luis Jacob, Flashlight, 2005Luis Jacob, Flashlight, 2005
The message “EVERYBODY’S GOT A LITTLE LIGHT UNDER THE SUN” appeared at the Toronto Sculpture Garden in the spring of 2005. This message was written upon an LED sign that framed a climbing dome situate [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jacob, Luis
Installation year: 
2005

Four Sisters

John Armstrong & Paul Collins, Four Sisters, 2008John Armstrong & Paul Collins, Four Sisters, 2008John Armstrong & Paul Collins, Four Sisters, 2008John Armstrong & Paul Collins, Four Sisters, 2008
Four Sisters is a silent, 30-minute video sequence shot on Toronto's waterfront Gardiner Expressway during a late afternoon rush-hour commute, from East to West. The Gardiner, an elevated highway [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Armstrong, John; Collins, Paul
Installation year: 
2008

Hold That Thought

Kelly Mark, Hold That Thought, 2006Kelly Mark, Hold That Thought, 2006
Site specific installation. Several of the letters were programmed to fail or sputter (flicker on and off) at random intervals [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mark, Kelly
Installation year: 
2006

ICONOCLASH : NIGHT of AWE DANCE PARTY

Melissa Shiff,  ICONOCLASH : NIGHT OF AWE DANCE PARTY, 2007
This installation pairs iconic movie scenes with a multicultural music mix to create an interactive dance party. The audience is superimposed onto these scenes via te [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Shiff, Melissa
Installation year: 
2007

Le débarquement de Noé

Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007
The work is divided into two parts:This poetic fable is inspired by one of the greatest myths in the history of the world. The installation was set in a small green square with a tall tree, downtown G [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Vigneau, Jean-Yves
Installation year: 
2007

Mémoire

Marie-Christiane Mathieu, Mémoire, 1994
A hologram is installed in a pit in the floor. The holographic image shows three types of signs representative of the languages used by humans throughout history: the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt, a [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mathieu, Marie-Christiane
Installation year: 
1994

Murmures

Marie-Christiane Mathieu, Murmures, 1999Marie-Christiane Mathieu, Murmures, 1999
The work is divided into four wall sections featuring text - articles from the Charter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The text is displayed in such a way as to form the contours of huma [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mathieu, Marie-Christiane
Installation year: 
1999

One Garden One Night One Wish

Andrew Zealley & Chrysanne Stathacos, One Garden One Night One Wish, 2006
Sound installation with printed paper elements attached to a tree. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Zealley Andrew; Stathacos, Chrysanne
Installation year: 
2006

Perfect Future / Ouverture

Dejan Atanackovic, Perfect future/ouverture, 2000Dejan Atanackovic, Perfect future/ouverture, 2000Dejan Atanackovic, Perfect future/ouverture, 2000
For this artwork, the artist used three different media: a medium poster format throughout Québec City, a large format poster placed at the front entrance outside the Musée de la civilisation, and the [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Atanackovic, Dejan
Installation year: 
2000

Personne aux commandes

Matthieu Bouland, Personne aux commandes, 2007Matthieu Bouland, Personne aux commandes, 2007
Flash animations were shown through a window onto a main downtown street. Visible to passersby at nightfall, a new work from the series was presented nightly. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bouland, Matthieu
Installation year: 
2007

ReCALL

Ellen Moffat, ReCall, 2005
ReCALL is a video projection of image and text in a window. We can hear noises from the street ambience as soundtrack. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Moffat, Ellen
Installation year: 
2005