Item consists of a video recording by Robert Hersey that is describee as: "Through interviews Arthur develops a rather externalized portrait of a senior high school student of the same name."
Item is a video work created by Edward Slopek in 1983. The video is of a close-up of a speaking mouth, repeating a short philosophical blurb by Sir Alistair Hardy. Each time the speaker repeats, he seems to drop bits of words, making the passage of text more and more disjointed and garbled. In the end, it no longer has the appearance of spoken English. This is accompanied by an irritating single-note, high-pitched drone, which further alienates the viewer.
Item consists of a video recording by Natalie Bookchin entitled "Artist Presentation". The video is a documentation of artist’s presentation on her work utilizing the internet.
Item consists of a promotional tape for Atlantic Tours. Makes you completely forget about the smelly exhaust filled atmosphere of buses. The narrator, a young handsome escort, assures you that your tour will be worry-free, informative and most significantly, full of fun. The tape is comprised of footage from one scenic and one shopping excursion and includes quaint impersonations by the narrator, as well as live footage and interviews with seniors.
Item consists of a video recording by Tonya Mais of the Audio by Artists Festival. The recording includes "I’m so Sorry", "Pure Vert", and "Half Human".
Item is a poster for a screening of 8 videotapes from North America, held on March 18, 1986, at the National Film Board Theatre. This event was part of the Audio by Artists festival in 1986. The artists that participated in this event were: David Askevold, Francois Girard, Ihor Holubizky, Michael Klein, Christian Marclay, Ileana Montalvo, Bruce Robb and Mark Veriaboff.
Item is a video work created by Kathy Tanney in 1983. Video is of a conversation between male and female characters, over visuals of Christ and E.T. Snippets of music, character talking about her mother, Marianne Faithfull over romance comics and someone beating an animal doll.
Item consists of video works created by various artists between 1980 and 1986. Videos include: Embodiments of the mind 2 by Edward Slopek (3 min., 11 sec.); Wall to Wall by Eric Cameron (11 min.); Cheyene a romance by Liz MacDougall and Andy Dowden (3 min., 55 sec.); A car the road and a camera, by Daniel Lander (2 min., 6 sec.); Beautiful Beasts by Kathy Tanney (5 min., 6 sec.).
Item consists of a video recording by Aube Giroux entitled "Beyond Pyramids". The video is a documentary film that investigates the environmental and cultural impacts Egypt's tourism industry.
Item is a video work created by Edward Slopek in 1978, titled Black Box on Being: Excerpts from Chapter 11 of the Confessions of St. Augustine. Video was screened at Centre for Art Tapes in 1979. Audio is reading of text by St. Augustine’s philosophy and the visual is of nails being pounded.
Item is a video work created by Edward Slopek in 1978, titled Black Box on Being: Excerpts from Chapter 11 of the Confessions of St. Augustine. Video was screened at Centre for Art Tapes in 1979. Audio is reading of text by St. Augustine’s philosophy and the visual is of nails being pounded.
Item consists of a collaborative video project produced by black Haligonian women for the Halifax-Jamaica Exchange Program. Through archival photographs, film footage and newspaper clippings the history of the black population of Nova Scotia is recounted. Contemporary poverty and discrimination are shown to have a long history beginning with slavery and broken promises.
Item consists of a video recording entitled "Blue hammer, door knocking, and I don’t even try". This recording has been described as: "These projects centre around a form of transaction or exchange. In the performance piece Blue Hammer I have gone to a hardware store and created an “activated situation” by holding a promotional test. I have asked the customers to tell me which hammer they prefer and then they can take a free blue plaster hammer which I have made. As the piece continue the lines are blurred and there is confusion about which role each of us belongs to. On this occasion I am examining how our individual needs and freedoms are altered on a daily basis as we move between public and commercial spaces. (taken from liner notes)."
Item consists of a video recording by Marie Koehler entitled "Body Talk". The video belongs to a series of works that were created by NSCAD alumni at the Centre for Art Tapes.
Item consists of a video recording by Marie Koehler entitled "Body Talk". The video belongs to a series of works that were created by NSCAD alumni at the Centre for Art Tapes.
Items consist of a video recording by Ann Verrall', entitled "Born Natural". The VHS copy is a part of the "Into the Centre" collection, which was a series of works created by NSCAD alumni at the Centre for Art Tapes.
Item consists of a video recording by Ami Goto entitled "Brain Frame". The video is a tongue in cheek story about a girl liberating herself from her troubling memories from childhood.
Item consists of a video recording by Ami Goto entitled "Brain Frame". The video is a tongue in cheek story about a girl liberating herself from her troubling memories from childhood.
Item contains nine videos by Brian MacNevin, including Elvis, Louie, 20 Images, Great Moments in Television No. 86, No. 4 Canadian Television Celebrity of 1972, No. 1 Canadian Television Celebrity of 1972, Nine Portraits, and Freezing Snow. The name of one of the videos is illegible.
