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Butler-Lacan Circumsized, 2013animated text excerpt, appropriated sound

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This animation developed out of the utter confusion of a beginner trying to read philosophy. The quote that the animation is developed from was written by Judith Butler, a post-structuralist feminist, discussing Lacanian psychology. Suffice it to say that I have spent many, many hours trying to figure out what either Butler or Lacan could possibly be getting at and being a visual artist the only way I could get even close was to visualize this text. So I’ve animated the paragraph—my interpretation of Butler’s interpretation of Lacan’s interpretation of male / female relations - with a little help from the Beach Boys.

 

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Engines of Difference, 2014geocaching hybrid reality interactive experience, website, comic broadsheet, 42” h x 36” w, Epson Ultrachrome K3 ink, Epson Ultra Premium Luster Photo archival paper

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Artists Jackie Calderwood (UK) and Lynne Heller (CA) collaborated to create a playful art experience in the streets and shops of Dubai, as well as in the virtual world of Second Life. Entitled Engines of Difference (2014), the work was exhibited in A4 Space, Al Quoz, Dubai and The Salisbury Arts Centre, UK.
Creating art with our audience, we invited participants to tour local landscapes through the adventure of geocaching to help us develop content and create a narrative, principally through the production of giant comic books. The audience experience of their geocaching is translated through a virtual lens and then into the visual form of serialized, sequential art.

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Measure the Body in Space, 2014broadsheet, 22” h x 17” w, inkjet print on archival art paper, unlimited edition

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This broadsheet was created while participating in a workshop at the Power Plant, Toronto, CA, led by Kenneth Goldsmith. The workshop was called Uncreative Writing. Goldsmith asked participants to choose one of Eadweard Muybridge’s series of images and then describe what was happening in each frame. I picked a series I’ve long loved of one man leapfrogging over another. I then measured in from each edge to a significant point and noted the measurement in inches. I did this for every frame and then created a table with all the measurements.

 

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Slippage, 2014floorcloth installation, size variable, digitally collaged direct scans, drawing/painting, canvas, image transfer, acrylic paint, marker, chalk

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In this site-specific floorcloth installation, traditional space of the gallery is subverted by work that is meant to be walked on and touched. The floorcloths are created by digitally manipulating photographs and extreme scans, transferring and superimposing the images onto canvas between layers of varnish, paint, chalk and marker. As if spilling out from burst seams, motifs of smoke, shadow, patterned tile, flora and delicate compositions of street debris not only cover the ground but appear to slip up along the walls, enveloping the viewer and dictating a new way of looking.

 

 

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Paris Hilton Wins by a Country Mile, 2014found internet text, book, 8 ½” h x 11” w, commercially printed, unlimited edition

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This book was created while participating in a workshop at the Power Plant, Toronto, CA, led by Kenneth Goldsmith. The workshop was called Uncreative Writing. Goldsmith asked participants to find something on the internet and then translate it into a different form. I found two interview transcripts, one with Paris Hilton interviewed by Larry King and one with Jacques Derrida interviewed by Michel Rosenfeld. The portions of the interviews I chose were one page long and of equal length. I then started to translate the text using Google Translate. I subsequently translated each iteration through the next language through all 104 languages Google provides. In the end, I translated the text back into English. Paris Hilton’s text was far more intact than Jacques Derrida’s—she won by a country mile.

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