Item consists of a video recording entitled "Distant Voices" by Barbara Badessi. In "Distant Voices", Badessi she links her contemporary experiences as an immigrant with the historic influx of immigrants arriving at Pier 21 in Halifax between 1928 and 1971. Badessi herself emigrated to Canada from her native Italy in 1985.
Item consists of an audio recording entitled "Distribution: Means and Problems and Artists With Their Work" which was recorded at the International Video Art Symposium, March 6th and 7th of 1979.
Item consists of a video recording of various documentaries produced at the Centre for Art Tapes. The recording features: "M.D.M" (36 min., 47 sec.), "Architecture in Motion" (20 min., 8 sec.), "Drug Warriors Research Footage" (6 min., 45 sec.), "My Mother’s House" (21 min., 52 sec.), and "Miss Canadiana comes to Halifax" (16 min., 27 sec.).
Item consists of a video recording by Chantal Tardiff entitled "Documentation Part 1". The video was produced as a part of the CFAT Electronics Residency 2009.
Item consists of a video recording by Doug Porter showing works created from 1990 to 1998. The tape features: "Time has to Image" (8 min., 40 sec.), "I’d Like to Move On, If I Could Please" (5 min., 8 sec.), "Walkers" (23 min., 6 sec.) and "Run Into Peace" (14 min., 29 sec.).
Item consists of a video recordings by Doug Porter of works created from 1990 to 1998. The tape features: "Losing Sleep" (14 min.) and "A Disturbance of Shadows" (25 min.).
Item consists of a video recording by Connie Littlefield entitled "Drug Warriors". The video is a trailer for a proposed documentary which was eventually funded by the National Film Board, and the trailer was created on a CFAT scholarship.
Item is a video of performance recorded by Centre for Art Tapes of Clifton Joseph member of the group Dub Poets, backed by members of Halifax thriving reggae and rasta community.
Item is a video work of performance recorded by Centre for Art Tapes of Clifton Joseph, member of the group Dub Poets, backed by members of Halifax thriving reggae and rasta community.
Item contains three videos by Brian MacNevin: Louie (1970); 2D Images (1971); and Peggy's Cove Revisited (1974), as well as photos and other materials used in these works.
Item is a video work created by Laura Kipnis in 1980. According to a conversation with Liz MacDougall on February 11th, 2007, the tape was the artists final NSCAD project. The video is about prostitution, sex, and power.
Item consists of a video recording by Wis Johnston, Lucas Steinman, Nick Dywelska and Chantel Tardiff entitled "Electronic Residency". The video features electronic residency prototype demonstrations and creative sound projects.
Item is a video work created by Edward Slopek in 1980. The Centre for Art Tapes screened the work along with Trotz and videos by by Penny Brown. The video explores the correlation between the speed of neural wave patterns in the human brain and the repetitive qualities found in video signals.
Item is a video work created by Edward Slopek in 1980. The Centre for Art Tapes screened the work along with Trotz and videos by by Penny Brown. The video explores the correlation between the speed of neural wave patterns in the human brain and the repetitive qualities found in video signals.
Item consists of a video recording by Luckas Cardona entitled "Enteviews". The video was produced with Nanikino Productions and filmed on December 4, 2005.
Item consists of three recordings by Rose Vaughan,"Shades of Blue", "Journey’s End" and "Lilac Rain". The recordings were produced by Alan MacLeod at the Centre for Art Tapes.
Item consists of a silent video by Tom Sherman. Originally conceived of as an installation, “Exclusive Memory” is based on excerpts of a 6 hour monologue by Sherman to a machine, a computer-based video sensing robot, created by the artist.
Item consists of a video by Tom Sherman. Originally conceived of as an installation, “Exclusive Memory” is based on excerpts of a 6 hour monologue by Sherman to a machine, a computer-based video sensing robot, created by the artist.
Item consists of a video recording that is based on excerpts of a six hour monologue by Sherman with a computer-based video sensing robot, created by the artist for an exhibition.
Item consists of a video by Tom Sherman. Originally conceived of as an installation, “Exclusive Memory” is based on excerpts of a 6 hour monologue by Sherman to a machine, a computer-based video sensing robot, created by the artist.
Item is a set of two videos that documents a multi-media performance. In the performance, Clive Robertson dresses as Joseph Beuys while reading the news.
Item is a video recording of the tele-performance Explaining Pictures to Dead Air by Clive Robertson. The performance was a live cablecast specifically created for the Fifth Network/Cinquiéme Réseau conference held in Toronto, Ontario from September 7-10, 1978. The title is a reference to a performance piece How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare presented by the German artist Joseph Beuys on November 26, 1965 at the Galerie Schmela in Düsseldorf. Robertson's performance was written specifically for the Fifth Network conference and asked the question: Would network news be any different if it was read by Joseph Beuys? The performance ends with a pre-recorded conversation between Robertson and Beuys on the topic of artists using television.
Item consists of a copy of the screened video recordings of the Exquisite Archives 25th Anniversary screening . The tape features: "Wallace + Theresa" by Jan Peacock, "Hertblock" by Karen Bondarchuk, "Nager Nager" by Chris Woods, "Embodiments of Mind 2" by Edward Slopek, "Admit Nothing", "Cheyenne: a Romance" by Andy Dowden, "Altercate" by Aaron Schmidt, "The Dream of Every Girl" by James Shedden, "Nine" by Andrea Dorfman and "The Devil Lives in Hollywood" by Amy Lockhart.