Flavourcel’s M.A.S.H is a series of animated rooms. Through these imaginary spaces the collective creates a response to their frustration of feeling boxed-in as a result of the disappearance of accessible spaces to commune in. Each room is unique and involves a blend of animation techniques that showcase the potential of the medium. Read more →
Ghost Caribou, Ghost Wolf and ancestors act as reminders of what exists in this world and provide lessons about honesty, humility and working for the people. In this short stop-motion animation experiment time will freeze and warp. We see echoes from the past, but we remain steadfast in the present. The neighbourhood acts as both a settler compound and Indigenous… Read more →
This animation work revolves around a large and seemingly autonomous window displaying a highly curated scene for its viewer. In this window, the higher powers of machine technology and algorithms determine, manipulate and present a highly aestheticised image to the viewer. The image presented by the window is one that is overpowering and all-consuming for the viewer, who appears minuscule… Read more →
Heaven’s Gate is based on the image of a cardboard box from the recycling bin at the Mount Pleasant’s Buy Low grocery store. The cardboard box hangs behind a shadow screen, lit by coloured lights that project a slowly turning, jewel-like image on the screen. Part mobile, part shadow puppet, the humble box opens the way to another dimension. If… Read more →
Works in Program:Mountain Castle Mountain Flower, Annapurna KumarPine Processionary, Anna FirthNew Millennium Workout Routine, YalooIn This House, Weronika StepienM.A.S.H, FlavourcelI Hear Lines, Karolina Glusiec Curator’s Statement:Mount Pleasant has a history of urban developments from the 1990s onward. There is an ongoing demand for the resources required to accommodate these redevelopments, which aim to increase densification of the neighbourhood. This contributes… Read more →
Cracks and Vines is a video memorial to houses erased from the Mount Pleasant landscape. Drawing from Milton’s fifteen year history as a Mount Pleasant resident, the work focusses on the recreation of wallpaper that once patterned the walls of rental suites she was forced to leave due to demolition. Exploring a tension between stillness and motion, permanence and impermanence,… Read more →
