sexual assault
7. Saint Teresa and Artemesia in the arctic
8. why am I so sad?
Hey Girl, AIDS ACTION NOW: POSTER/VIRUS
Worse things
The video “Worse things” looks at how images of alienation and isolation are represented with utter sincerity, desperation, courage and hope on the Internet. Musicals are mixed with confessional-style videos and karaoke to reveal the narrative underpinnings of sexual abuse survival, while educational films from the 1950’s punctuate the piece with expressions of morality, shame and desire […]
work=worth=innocence
On Thursday we met at Berri-UQAM. Not all people in the group had met each other before today. The intention was to meet and discuss the situation/the articles/mental illness/police violence/oppression and decide what to do do. Karen said, “I don’t feel comfortable wearing the shirt.” I said it was okay, no one had […]
Papier mâché sculptures
Love is a Hunter
Love is a Hunter (2010) This animation uses watercolor paintings of child-morphed creatures, poppies and dismembered legs, based on collaged photos from my animation ‘Nothing ever happened’, to produce a commentary on loss. Set to the song ‘Love is a Hunter’ by Rae Spoon reminds us that love can be transformative, but sometimes the intensity of […]
Paintings
Nothing ever happened
Nothing ever happened (2009) is an experimental animation that illustrates a surreal internal landscape occupied by child creatures and animal imagery. A child goes off to school and must reevaluate everything they have known. Fish, dogs, cats & birds interact with fish tanks, living room furniture, poppies, school busses and the first artificial heart technology. They […]