As part of the dv_vd evenings, Vidéographe and Dazibao are pleased to present a series of video works by Rachel Echenberg curated by Denis Vaillancourt.

CURATORIAL STATEMENT

Stillness is also movement. It leaves a trace between its point of departure and that of its arrival, like an imprint that tells the story of its own movement. It has a meaning, a weight, a dimension, and a frame, such as the video image in which it moves. As for the performance, it occupies the space that the spectator is willing to give to it. In the same way, Rachel Echenberg’s performances are defined by a frame that outlines the space occupied in which the bodies express themselves and reveal snippets of experience.

Like an abstract painting, the immensity of perceptions is hidden within this frame.

– Denis Vaillancourt

The screening will also be an opportunity to meet visual artist Rachel Echenberg who will talk about her creative process.

PROGRAM

BLOCK 1

Immobility – Time and Transformation

• 12 hours, 7 min 48 s, Art video, 2001
• Blanket: Snow, 4 min 42 s, Art video, 2003
• Couple, 3 min 30 s, Art video, 2021

BLOCK 2

Portrait – Giving Shape to Sensation

• Portraits de Spectateurs, 7 min, Art video, 2018
• How to explain performance art to my teenage daughter, 6 min, Art video, 2018
• Family Portrait, 2 min 10 s, Art video, 2016

BLOCK 3

Landscape – Intimate Scale

• Hernaford Rd or the Distance to Sleep, 6 min 42 s, Art video, 2004
• Conversation with my Husband, 1 min, Art video, 2021
• Conversation with my Adult Daughter, 3 min, Art video, 2021

BLOCK 4

Comment tenir le vide

New Work

• Comment tenir le vide, 10 min, Art video, 2021