June

Ahoy blogosphere,

it has once again been some time since i provided a real quality update. i've been in a kind of limbo in terms of my art practice. most of the past academic year was spent trying some new things out (like documentary), and taking liberal studies and interdisciplinary courses to prep for the theoretical and conceptual portion of my thesis. much of the year also consisted of planning for and developing my thesis, working through several ideas until i finally reached a conceptual and technical path i felt satisfied with.

after the semester was complete i took some time off for myself. i traveled to indio california for the coachella music festival, one of the best experiences i've ever had in my adult life. the artistic interaction integrated with music and live performance that took place was impressive and excitng and upon my return i was more inspired than ever to integrate my own experimental video practice with performance and interactive media.

just under a month ago i resumed my position as the equipment coordinator at charles street video. CSV is an artist run facility that rents video, audio and editing equipment and space out to local artists at a discounted rate. it's been going well and it provides with me the opportunity to use and explore both obscure and high quality AV recording devices.

in terms of screenings, L.U.G.S screened just two weeks ago at the castro theatre in san fransisco. it was shown twice and played in the series Fun In Girls Shorts as part of the Frameline Film Festival, the largest LGBTQ film festival in the world.

Upcoming:

Dead (g)end(er) magazine is hosting another night of literary readings, visual art and vegan baked goods. the occasion is to celebrate the success of the first issue of dg mag and to promote environmental awareness.

The event takes place at the Niagara Artists' Centre, 354 St Paul Street in St. Catharines.
Friday, July 22nd from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
Facebook event link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=224682907562917¬if_t=event