Saturday, August 21, 2010
RumbleSphinx
RumbleSphinx from George Lessard on Vimeo.
RUMBLESPHINX
"A wonderful cardboard travelogue through a peewee hermanesque two-dimensional black and white scenography - passes from the integrity of the image to a digitized color pointillism, from flowing time to saccadic rhythmic organization of temporal measures.
Tiptoeing through the unreality of stifling timid, bureaucratic passivity with Mr. Dream as low-key daredevil guiding us through a slide show that puts our would-be adventurer to sleep. His dream escape is then depicted in the form of a musical interlude. When he wakes up after his maudlin evening, it is only to go back to his safe home where he can hide from travel, plane crashes and everything frightening, i.e., his life in general.
In the closing scene, he goes to bed, book in hand (Freud's "The Interpretation of Dreams), on of the pages of which makes a wry commentary on the video's budget, he closes his eyes and goes to sleep. zzzzz's literally coming out of his mouth."
Francine Dagenais in Cinema Canada Magazine June 1988
Running Time : 12 mins - standard : ntsc color
Original Format : 3/4" u-matic - Audio : stereo ch. 1 & 2
Credits
Video Artists:
George A. Lessard, Robert Hamilton, Dave Clark
Camera:
Robert Hamilton, Dave Clark
Video Editing:
G.A. Lessard & Robert Hamilton
Digital animation & effects:
G.A. Lessard
Music composed, performed and recorded by:
Dave Clark
Sung by:
Dave Clark & Robert Hamilton
Sets by:
Dave Clark & Robert Hamilton
Story by:
Dave Clark & Robert Hamilton
Actors:
Mr. Dream played by Dave Clark
& the story teller is Robert Hamilton
Screenings
87.04.06 - ARTV - Broadcast - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
87.07.10 - Quebec International Festival of Young Cinema & Video - public screening - Montreal - "Prix Radio-Quebec"
87.08.06 - 10th TOKYO VIDEO FESTIVAL - Tokyo, Japan - JVC screenings around the world - "Award of Excellence"
87.09.04 - 16e FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU NOUVEAU CINEMA ET DE LA VIDEO - public screening - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
87.11.06 - 4th INTERNATIONAL LEICESTER FESTIVAL - public screening - Leicester, England
87.11.27 - THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - public screening - California, USA
87.11.30 - 21st ANNUAL FILM & VIDEO EXPO - public screening - Brooklyn Arts Council, NY, USA
1988 - XIII internacional Del Nuevo Cine Super 8 & Video, Caracas, Venezuela - public screening - "Mention"
88.01.29 - 12th ATLANTA FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL - public screening - Atlanta, Georgia, USA
88.03.28 - 24th YORKTON FEST. OF SHORT FILM & VIDEO- public screening - Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada.
88.05.05 - CANADIAN VIDEO ART FEST. - public screening - Galerie Joyce Yahouda Meir, Montreal, Canada.
88.05.17 - BIENNALE VIDEO - public screening - Musee de Rimouski, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
88.06.18 - MID-NIGHT MADNESS - public screening - Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
90.02.12 - LES LUNDIS DU JEUNE CINEMA - public screening - at Le Cinema Parallele - presented by L'Association pour le Jeune Cinema Quebecois Montreal.
Call for Submissions / Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
Call for Submissions / Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography / Artists and Curators / Toronto, ON / Deadline Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010
Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography is a non-profit artist-run centre committed to the advancement of photographic art. We encourage the submission of exhibition proposals from emerging, mid-career and established artists and curators who are innovative in their use of materials and approach to subject matter. Gallery 44 views photography within the larger context of contemporary artistic practices and relevant cultural issues in today's society.
Submission Guidelines
Please submit the following:
1. A maximum of twenty slides or digital images (CD must be readable on MAC OSX) representing a recent body of work or a specific project. Digital images should be: RGB, jpeg format no larger than 1024 x 768 pixels at 300 dpi. They should be numbered 01 to 20 (01_tree, 02_house, 03_car etc.) Gallery 44 does not accept original artwork.
2. An image list indicating title, year, medium and dimensions.
3. An artist's statement, curatorial statement, or other written description.
4. A physical description of the proposed exhibition, including the number of works, the space required and any unusual installation requirements.
5. A curriculum vitae, resume or biography of the artist(s) and/or curator (including all artists if it is a curated exhibition).
6. A self-addressed envelope (SASE) with sufficient return postage. Without an SASE we will not return submission packages and will dispose of submission materials appropriately.
Gallery 44 welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with other arts and community organizations. Please contact us to discuss your project.
Gallery 44 will take reasonable care with submission materials; however, we cannot accept responsibility for damage or loss to original photographic prints. Gallery 44 does not accept submissions by fax or email.
Late submissions will not be accepted. Submissions must be postmarked by the deadline. Please clearly label your envelope with the call that you are applying for. Artists are paid in accordance with the CARFAC Fee Schedule.
Please see Submissions on http://www.gallery44.org for a floor plan of the gallery and further information.
Contact for submissions:
Alice Dixon, Exhibition Coordinator
alice@gallery44.org | 416.979.3941
Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
401 Richmond Street West, Suite #120
Toronto, ONM5V 3A8
Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography is a non-profit artist-run centre committed to the advancement of photographic art. We encourage the submission of exhibition proposals from emerging, mid-career and established artists and curators who are innovative in their use of materials and approach to subject matter. Gallery 44 views photography within the larger context of contemporary artistic practices and relevant cultural issues in today's society.
Submission Guidelines
Please submit the following:
1. A maximum of twenty slides or digital images (CD must be readable on MAC OSX) representing a recent body of work or a specific project. Digital images should be: RGB, jpeg format no larger than 1024 x 768 pixels at 300 dpi. They should be numbered 01 to 20 (01_tree, 02_house, 03_car etc.) Gallery 44 does not accept original artwork.
2. An image list indicating title, year, medium and dimensions.
3. An artist's statement, curatorial statement, or other written description.
4. A physical description of the proposed exhibition, including the number of works, the space required and any unusual installation requirements.
5. A curriculum vitae, resume or biography of the artist(s) and/or curator (including all artists if it is a curated exhibition).
6. A self-addressed envelope (SASE) with sufficient return postage. Without an SASE we will not return submission packages and will dispose of submission materials appropriately.
Gallery 44 welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with other arts and community organizations. Please contact us to discuss your project.
Gallery 44 will take reasonable care with submission materials; however, we cannot accept responsibility for damage or loss to original photographic prints. Gallery 44 does not accept submissions by fax or email.
Late submissions will not be accepted. Submissions must be postmarked by the deadline. Please clearly label your envelope with the call that you are applying for. Artists are paid in accordance with the CARFAC Fee Schedule.
Please see Submissions on http://www.gallery44.org for a floor plan of the gallery and further information.
Contact for submissions:
Alice Dixon, Exhibition Coordinator
alice@gallery44.org | 416.979.3941
Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
401 Richmond Street West, Suite #120
Toronto, ONM5V 3A8
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