Selected Exhibitions 98–99 Dundee is a rural township located in the southwestern corner of the Montérégie region of Quebec. Scots settlers arrived and settled in this region in about 1800, giving this place a name from their homeland: Dundee. This project focuses on the evolution of Dundee, Quebec, in relation to the stories of Scottish migrations. Montreal-based artist Hua Jin documented Dundee in photographs, capturing its landscapes, residents, and their living conditions, with an emphasis on historical and cultural connections with Scottish migrations. The research component focuses on historical archives and found objects from both culture and nature, including family albums, letters, notes, drawings, and maps as well as rocks and wood. Juxtaposing photographs with research materials and found objects, Jin has assembled a range of media from different historical periods with the aim of bridging the past with the present and creating montages about Dundee in order to represent stories of Scottish immigration. This first stage of the project triggered a great interest in the “original” Dundee in Scotland. So, in 2017 and 2018, Jin and Dr. William Fraser visited Scotland with the purpose of tracing Fraser’s family roots. During these trips, they discovered the ruins of the traditional stone dwelling where Fraser’s great-great-grandmother was born in 1806 and the churchyard where his great-great-grandfather is buried. The significance of returning to the origin and its accompanying emotions have profoundly enhanced the project. The juxtaposition of Jin’s photographs and found objects from various places in these two Dundees deepens this project into multiple layers. The spans of time and geographic distances traversed by the project provide insights about what has changed and what remains the same within Scottish culture. Jin’s Dundee addresses questions regarding how the history of migration shapes our culture, identity, and way of living. Hua Jin, Dundee, 2017–, inkjet prints, historical archives, found objects Viridian Gallery 1570 Coal Harbour Quay, Vancouver M–Sa: 11 am–5 pm; Su: closed Opening Reception Sat, Apr 6, 2–5 pm Hua Jin April 6–May 11 DUNDEE This project was generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ).
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 Berlin Project II 1945–2018 presents a series of smalland medium-scale photographs of the facades of structures and buildings in contemporary Berlin. The images show sections of neoclassic pillars, pediments, and walls with bullet holes and shrapnel damage from the battle for the city in 1945, which have been meticulously restored, carelessly patched, or left untouched and weathered. The surfaces’ condition of repair or neglect reflects a post-war period of changing economies and bluntly imposed political priorities. Although ubiquitous in most public areas, these bullet holes go mostly unnoticed and have become part of the patina of the urban landscape. The images simultaneously function as stable records of a specific violent social history while also being abstracted, minimalist images of grids, varied textures, and subtle colours. They are formalist and architectural, walls on walls: compressing space, ignoring time, disassociated from their environment and context. Barrie Jones, Berlin Project II 1945–2018, 2016–18, inkjet on paper, 14″ × 22″ Lights Out Space Oak Street Studios 8930 Oak St, Vancouver M–Su: 12–5 pm Opening Reception Sun, April 7, 4–8 pm Barrie Jones April 7–21 BERLIN PROJECT II 1945–2018
Selected Exhibitions 100– 101 The works of Shadow Architecture re-examine the architecture and military legacy of the Cold War period by using the photographic archive as material for production. The photographs, sourced from the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, document the United States’ emergence as a world superpower through a representation of militarized sites, including missile launch sites, weapons testing facilities, radar stations, and arms manufacturing sites. The exhibition works through the collection and rearrangement of selected photographs from this archive. Using hand-cut collage, assemblage, and rephotography techniques, Vancouver-based artist Michael Love draws complex connections between the militarized sites, their histories, and their embedded ideologies. The resulting restructured architectural spaces act as propositions that reimagine physical and ideological spaces. Michael Love, Architectural Study #8, 2018, inkjet print, 20″ × 30″ Franc Gallery 1654 Franklin St, Vancouver Sa&Su: 12–6 pm; M–F by appt [email protected] Opening Reception Thu, Apr 11, 6–9 pm Michael Love April 11–May 4 SHADOW ARCHITECTURE Supported by a London Drugs Printing Grant.
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 Complications from eye surgeries and corrective lenses to alleviate a condition known as strabismus have misaligned the speed at which artist Dan Jackson perceives colour frequencies. This brain-eye disconnect has resulted in an overcorrected sense of three-dimensional space. Prompted by these side effects, Jackson set out to explore how colour informs and transforms objects and space. In his new series What It Is (2019), Jackson applies frenetic, celebratory colour to photos of largely monochromatic industrial spaces to strip away their context and understood purpose. Though there were options for mechanizing the production of these images, Jackson chose instead to painstakingly hand trace and digitally colour each object, enabling human consciousness to intervene in the manufacturing process. Transforming these utilitarian environments into surreal landscapes, Jackson offers a fictional, decorative world where multiple colour frequencies and fragments of time are presented simultaneously. The large-scale, detailed photos encourage the viewer to engage with the work up close. But doing so becomes an act of entropy, where viewers themselves initiate their collapse into disorder. What It Is offers a fresh, philosophical, and interpretive use of colour that blurs the line between representation and abstraction and challenges the perception of photography as a system of documentation. Dan Jackson, Not It, 2018, archival pigment print, 36″ × 36″ Studio 730 730 Richards St, Vancouver Sa&Su: 10 am–6 pm Opening Reception Fri, Apr 12, 7 pm–midnight April 12–14 WHAT IT IS Dan Jackson Curated by Alia Tracy Supported by a London Drugs Printing Grant.
Selected Exhibitions 102– 103 Travelling the world with increasing ease is a privilege of our time. Witnessing what makes us similar as humans despite our geographical, economic, and cultural differences is a byproduct of such a power. Paolo Rubini’s aim as a photographer is to try and capture the soul of a place by investigating its people and how they operate in and relate with their environment. In what ways do we, as humans, physically impact our surroundings the most? What makes us all part of the human family in our appearance and physical ability to express ourselves, and yet mark the differences in the statuses we hold, the jobs we do, the cultures we belong to, and the actions we take? What can specific parts of our bodies tell us about ourselves and human nature in different environments? The series’ theme, “hands on,” was born with such a vision and intention to answer these questions. With a character of reportage and an aesthetic based on environmental portraiture and classic composition, the photographs of HANDS ON attempt to tell the story of our human condition, by focusing on one of the most common aspects shared by humankind. HANDS ON was put together as a mosaic assembling information gathered from fifteen countries across four continents over two years. It is an ongoing series informed by a love for people and our diversity that can shed a curious and tender light on what make us each unique. Paulo Rubini, On the other side (Annapurna panorama trek, Nepal), 2018, giclée photo metallic print, 36″ × 36″ VIFF Vancity Theatre 1181 Seymour St, Vancouver M–Su: from 6 pm (+ when films are on) Opening Reception Sun, April 14, 6–8 pm Paolo Rubini April 14–May 5 HANDS ON–A HANDCRAFTED HUMAN MOSAIC Supported by a London Drugs Printing Grant.
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 Apparent Motions explores the movement of celestial objects such as the moon, sun, and stars through a constellation of photographs, sculptures, drawings, and sound media. The exhibition continues James Nizam’s interest in observing, mapping, measuring, calculating, and capturing astronomical measures of space and time through works that simultaneously confound and elucidate the modes of their production and display. Although “the astronomical” is the ostensible content of the exhibition, the artist explores the intricacies of the cosmos as a poetic framework for understanding human processes of spatial thinking, reasoning, imagination, and visualization. In this way, these works invite viewers to consider the appearance and materialization of space as they move between the acts of thought, perception, and embodiment. Among the exhibited works is the photographic series Drawings with Starlight (2018), for which Nizam constructed a camera that allows him to draw with the light of the stars, casting time, space, and motion into spirographic patterns of extruded light. The related drawing series Field Transcripts (2019) presents an interpretation of Nizam’s fieldnotes as schematic drawings that illustrate the visual code and instructions used to generate the photographs that compose Drawings with Starlight. Alongside this, the installation Earth Spin Moon Orbit (2019) uses an astronomical tool called an equatorial mount to map the positional relationship between the moon and the gallery itself. Visualized through a moving laser pointer, we appear to be witnessing the orbital motion of the moon; however, it is in fact the earth’s counterclockwise rotation on its axis that we are observing. Simply put, the laser projection is a fixed point in space, and it is the architecture of the gallery that we are witnessing in motion. The audio piece Score (2017), sculpture Disc (2017), and photograph Heliographic Scale (2017) take three divergent approaches to interpreting the same material— starlight—and continue the perpetual cycle of data and exchange with the cosmos. James Nizam, Drawing with Starlight, 2018, lightjet print, 60″ × 48″ Gallery Jones Unit 1-258 E 1st Ave, Vancouver Tu–F: 11 am–6 pm; Sa: 12–5 pm & by appt; Su&M: closed Opening Reception Thu, Apr 18, 5–9 pm James Nizam April 18–May 11 APPARENT MOTIONS
Selected Exhibitions 104–105 Green Glass Door is situated within photographic histories, popular image spheres, and interior decoration. Set in a basement suite, the exhibition uses the space to engage installation practices by which the works must negotiate their domestic context. Trading in the kitsch and banal, the imagery deals with the semiotics of domestic images and their relation to broader contemporary visual culture. Green Glass Door attempts to develop a vocabulary of slang, abbreviating artistic strategies such as pop art and tableaux photography. Condensing categories of still life, commercial photography, Tumblr pages, and Instagram Stories, the works in the exhibition set the home as a site of image production, consumption, and distribution—fashioning an everyday environment in which the viewer is inundated with pictures. Graeme Wahn, Festation, 2017, pigment print in custom frame Trapp Projects 274 E 1st Ave, Vancouver (entrance in laneway) Sa: 10–5 & by appt ([email protected]) Opening Reception Thu. April 25, 7–9 pm Graeme Wahn Marisa Kriangwiwat Holmes Noah Friebel Theo Terry April 25–May 19 GREEN GLASS DOOR Curated by Patrik Andersson Supported by a London Drugs Printing Grant.
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 In keeping with the ephemeral nature of the photographic process, Karen Zalamea used a handcrafted 4×5 camera and lenses fashioned out of ice to produce her newest series of photographs, They are lost as soon as they are made (2015–). Working in collaboration with technicians to fabricate lens moulds, she used these moulds to freeze local water while in Reykjavík, Iceland. The work explores the possibilities of deconstructing the mechanics of image-making and of capturing the natural landscape with elements of nature itself. Karen Zalamea, They are lost as soon as they are made, 2017, archival giclée print Access Gallery 222 E Georgia St, Vancouver Tu–Sa: 12–5 pm; Su&M: closed Opening Reception Fri, Apr 26, 7–9 pm April 27–June 8 SUBARCTIC PHASE Karen Zalamea Curated by Katie Belcher
The Events Program includes events designed by Capture as well as participating events submitted by galleries, artists, and other groups, from workshops to artist talks and film screenings to gallery hops. This section is organized by category. Please see the Calendar (p. 152) for chronological listings. Dates and times are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit capturephotofest.com. Emilija Škarnulytė, Sirenomelia (film still), 2017
CAPTURE SPEAKER SERIES 112– 113 TALKS 114– 116 TOURS 118– 119 SCREENINGS & BROADCASTS 120– 123 COMMUNITY EVENTS 124– 127 WORKSHOPS 128– 129 Events
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 Wed. April 3 Inform Interiors doors: 5:30 pm, talk 6 pm 50 Water St, Vancouver Notes on A Harlem Nocturne Deanna Bowen FREE but ticketed via Eventbrite To book visit capturephotofest.com/events In relation to her solo exhibition at Contemporary Art Gallery (p. 48), artist Deanna Bowen contemplates the role of the photograph in her practice, excavating histories of Black experience in Canada and the US through the vehicle of her own family’s past. Reflecting specifically upon the new body of work that forms a focus of her exhibition, Bowen considers the simultaneous hypervisibility and invisibility of Black bodies in the archive, Vancouver’s particular performance of racism through class, and how her own work might offer a counterpoint to established forms of representation in Vancouver and their role in the continued erasure of Black presence from the city’s historical narratives. Followed by the 2019 Festival Launch (see p. 124). Presented in partnership with CAG. Tue. Apr 9 Inform Interiors reception 5 pm, talk 6 pm 50 Water St, Vancouver Signals in the Sea Jayne Wilkinson FREE but ticketed via Eventbrite To book visit capturephotofest.com/events The ocean’s paradox is that it’s both an imagined and a technological space, full of myths and metaphors alongside data streams and extraction infrastructure. In this talk, curator Jayne Wilkinson discusses Signals in the Sea (p. 22), the 2019 Pattison Outdoor Billboards Public Art Project, featuring works by Christina Battle, Eshrat Erfanian, and Susan Schuppli that consider the surfaces, depths, and virtual spaces of the ocean. Wilkinson discusses how these projects, and others, address the urgencies of the ocean by exploring the intersection of environmentalism with digital technologies of seeing and sensing. Presented in partnership with Inform Interiors CAPTURE SPEAKER SERIES Pushpamala N, Sunhere Sapne (Golden Dreams), 1998, hand-tinted black and white photograph, Shumita and Arani Bose Collection, NY
Events 112– 113 Tue. Apr 16 Inform Interiors reception 5 pm, talk 6 pm 50 Water St, Vancouver Orthagonal Heart Lines Krista Belle Stewart in conversation with Tania Willard FREE but ticketed via Eventbrite To book visit capturephotofest.com/events Issues around Indigenous lands, resource extraction, and the “colonial grid” form the contextual backdrop of Krista Belle Stewart’s commission for the 2019 Dal Grauer Public Art Project, Earthbound Mnemonic (p. 14). In this discussion with curator and writer Tania Willard, the artist talks about her approach to creating a powerful and meaning-laden artwork for the facade of an electrical substation. They will also touch upon Stewart’s practice at large and her multidisciplinary approach to working with archival materials in a way that allows for intimacy, coincidence, and the meeting of histories across time. Tue. Apr 23 Inform Interiors reception 5 pm, talk 6 pm 50 Water St, Vancouver Personality/Persona: Identity Building in Photography Carol Sawyer, Elizabeth Milton, and Kali Spitzer FREE but ticketed via Eventbrite To book visit capturephotofest.com/events In an age of seemingly endless selfies and carefully crafted online personas, what role does photography play in authentic identity building? This panel discussion, moderated by Katherine Dennis, curator at the Art Gallery at Evergreen in Coquitlam, sees the artist-participants discuss approaches to (self-) portraiture, the role of costuming, the creation of alter egos, the editing of personal and cultural histories, and the position of the photographer in presenting not just their own identities but those of their subjects. Artists Carol Sawyer, Elizabeth Milton (p. 52), and Kali Spitzer (p. 44) each incorporate these issues into their artistic practices but through very different photographic approaches and mediums. Sat. Apr 27 Vancouver Art Gallery 3 pm Room 4East, 750 Hornby St Pushpamala N Free with membership or gallery admission ($18–24) Born in Bangalore in 1956, Pushpamala N has been called “the most entertaining artist-iconoclast of contemporary Indian art.” In her sharp and witty work as a photo- and video-performance artist, sculptor, writer, curator, and provocateur, and in her collaborations with writers, theatre directors, and filmmakers, she seeks to subvert the dominant cultural and intellectual discourse. Registration recommended via vanartgallery.bc.ca. If this cost presents a barrier, please contact [email protected] Presented in partnership with Vancouver Art Gallery, Institute of Asian Art. Tue. Apr 30 Inform Interiors reception: 5 pm 50 Water St, Vancouver book signing: 5:30 pm talk 6: pm Evening Song: Birthe Piontek in conversation with Kimberly Phillips Book launch for Abendlied FREE but ticketed via Eventbrite To book visit capturephotofest.com/events Following on from her recent residency at Burrard Arts Foundation, German-born, Vancouver-based artist Birthe Piontek discusses the evolution of her photography practice and her multidisciplinary explorations into sculpture and installation. Her work explores the relationship between memory and identity, particularly female identity and its representation in our society. In conversation with Kimberly Phillips, curator at the Contemporary Art Gallery, Piontek will discuss, among other projects, her current Canada Line installation, (p. 32) and her new artist’s book, Abendlied (Gnomic, 2019), which looks at notions of heritage and belonging and revolves around the loss of the artist’s childhood home and her mother due to her battle with dementia. Abendlied will be available for purchase at the event.
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 Thu. April 4 Massy Books 6–8:30 pm 229 E Georgia St, Vancouver Analogue Photography in a Digital Era FREE Digital camera technology has never been more advanced—and yet, analogue photography is in the midst of a commercial revival. How is this medium creatively relevant today? And why is it an affordable and accessible alternative to using digital tools for image creation? Join panelists Nicole Langdon-Davies, Lauren Ray, and Alistair Henning (moderator) as they search for answers. Doors at 6 pm, panel at 6:30 pm. Sat. April 6 Museum of Vancouver 1–3 pm 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver There Is Truth Here: Panel Discussion FREE with museum admission ($17.25–$20.50) A panel discussion with There Is Truth Here curators Andrea Walsh and Lorilee Wastasecoot, MOV’s Curator of Indigenous Collections and Engagement Sharon Fortney, and artist Roxanne Charles (see p. 96). The panelists will explore the challenges of curating difficult knowledge and the role of communities and (residential school) survivors in museums and exhibitions. They’ll also speak to questions around how intergenerational voices and lived experiences (survival) contribute to a process of reconciliation, as well as consider ways to understand Canada’s colonization of Indigenous Peoples and its relationship to current illegal First Nations land abuses. Sat. April 6 Republic Gallery 2 pm 3rd Floor, 732 Richards St, Vancouver Blaine Campbell: Artist Talk FREE Alberta-based photographer Blaine Campbell discusses his current exhibition A Firmament (p. 94). Sun. April 7 100 Braid St Art Studios & Gallery 1–3 pm 200-100 Braid St, New Westminster UnderExposed: Sunday Art Salon FREE but ticketed via Eventbrite In the early twentieth century, artists, writers, theatre people, and art dealers met to debate and discuss the arts at Le Bateau-Lavoir in Paris, the birthplace of what became the cubism movement. This Sunday Salon held during the UnderExposed: Launching a New Art Movement exhibition provides a similar lively atmosphere, as a panel of lens-based artists, academics, and gallery owners explore the cultural relevance of photography as a mature and respected creative art medium that is shaping the world. Cash bar and non-alcoholic beverages available. TALKS
Events 114– 115 Sat. April 13 Deer Lake Gallery 2–3 pm 6584 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby TRANSITION on the Outskirts of Photography FREE In this artist talk, Grant Withers, Burnaby Photographic Society member and accredited professional with the Professional Photographers of Canada, shares behind-the-scenes images and commentary on the creation of the exhibition TRANSITION by the Burnaby Photographic Society and insights into his multidisciplinary art practice. Witness a camera club’s foray into thematic art exhibitions and an artist’s quest to push photography out of its comfort zone. Sat. April 13 Beaumont Studios 4–6 pm 316 W 5th Ave, Vancouver Sally Buck & Kent Lins: Artist Talks & Happy Hour FREE How is power made visible? How is it conveyed by artists current and historical? When do we see power embodied, enacted, and exchanged? Sally Buck and Kent Lins explore these questions in their artist talks and exhibition Power Structures. Lins delivers the talk “Energy Combines,” exploring his ongoing pursuit to bring dynamism to his photographs, and how this began forty years ago. In“Women in the Way,” Sally Buck talks about her lifelong interest in creating images of activists, and why she developed an exhibition featuring women aged fifty to eighty-five. Craft beer available for purchase. Sat. April 13 The Playground 4–5 pm 434 Columbia St, Vancouver Andrew Legere: Anomalous Experience Admission by donation Andrew Legere speaks about his current exhibition, Anomalous Experience, discusses his process from capture to print, and provides a brief history of his photography. Sun. April 14 The Playground 4–5 pm 434 Columbia St, Vancouver Rodrigo Tomzhinsky (Tom) and Andrew Legere: Photographing People FREE Tom and Andrew Legere discuss why they choose to photograph people as well as their methods of abstraction in their photography practices, which are visually very different. Thu. April 18 Native Education College 12:15–1 pm 285 E 5th Ave, Vancouver Kali Spitzer: Artist Talk FREE Presented as part of the Spark Talks series produced by grunt gallery, which is currently hosting Kali Spitzer’s An Exploration of Resilience and Resistance (p. 44), a 2019 Featured Exhibition.
TALKS CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 Sat. April 20 Room 4East, Vancouver Art Gallery 3 pm 750 Hornby St, Vancouver Diana Freundl and Gayatri Sinha: Curators in Conversation Free for Vancouver Art Gallery members or with gallery admission ($18–$24) Registration recommended via vanartgallery.bc.ca Join this conversation between co-curators Diana Freundl, Associate Curator, Asian Art at the Vancouver Art Gallery, and Gayatri Sinha, Guest Curator, of the exhibition Moving Still: Performative Photography in India (p. 56). Thu. April 25 Beau Photo Supplies 6–7:30 pm 1401 W 8th Ave, Vancouver The Adventures of Travel FREE Albert Normandin is an advertising, corporate, and industrial photographer with more than thirty years of experience in a business that has supported his passion and dedication to his personal work. In this talk, Normandin discusses images taken during his travels to some of the more remote parts of the world, including his latest addiction, Myanmar (Burma), which he has visited fifteen times. Fri. April 26 Nana Home Gallery 11:30 am–2 pm 1685 W 13th Ave, Vancouver 7,7lb: Artist Talk FREE Join artists from the exhibition 7,7lb, a show about the imaginary of motherhood, as they discuss the historical and social backgrounds of the topic and the profound changes that have occurred in the habits, feelings, and rituals surrounding motherhood With Carmen Cardillo, Tiziana Contino, Erica Belli, Anna Guillot (KooBookArchive), Emilia Castioni, and Matteo Spertini, and moderated by Alice Grassi. Light refreshments provided. Sat. April 27 Art! Vancouver, Ballroom B, 3:30 pm Vancouver Convention Centre East 999 Canada Place, Vancouver Drone Photography Free with Art! Vancouver admission ($15) Purchase online via Eventbrite or at the door Exhibiting artists at Art! Vancouver, a four-day international art fair, discuss the impact drone technology has had on photography. Sun. April 28 ARC Gallery 2–5 pm 1701 Powell St, Vancouver Manifestations: Artist Talks FREE Join the artists of the Manifestations: Regarding Ephemera of the Contra-textual exhibition for a panel discussion between Janet Sadel, Karen Moe, and Gloria Edith Hole and a slideshow by Rena Del Pieve Gobbi. Enter through door to the right of the main entrance. Also join the closing party on Sat. April 27, 7–10 pm, with art, music, and a silent auction Sun. April 28 The Polygon Gallery 3 pm 101 Carrie Cates Ct, North Vancouver Mona Kuhn: Artist Talk Admission by donation Brazilian-born, US-based artist Mona Kuhn is best known for her large-scale, atmospheric photographs of the human form. In this talk, Kuhn discusses her work included in The Polygon Gallery's a Handful of Dust exhibition (p. 40). as well as her latest artist book She Disappeared into Complete Silence (Steidl, 2019). Photographed at a golden modernist structure on the edge of Joshua Tree National Park, the series carefully balance architectural lines, light reflections, and a single figure against the backdrop of the Californian desert. Followed by a book signing.
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Amalie Atkins, Ukranian Dancers Huddle, 2015, chromogenic print, 20″ × 30″, Courtesy of the artist CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 Sun. April 7 Meet outside Robert Lee YMCA, 1–3 pm 955 Burrard St, Vancouver Downtown Public Art Projects: Guided Tour FREE, but RSVP required to: [email protected] View all the public art that Capture 2019 has on offer in Downtown Vancouver on this guided walking tour. The hop will visit Krista Belle Stewart's Dal Grauer Public Art Project (p. 14), Tom Hsu's Waterfront Canada Line Station installation (p. 29), and Alana Paterson's TransLink Public Art Project at Stadium–Chinatown SkyTrain (p. 26). Paterson will give an artist talk about her work Skwxwú7mesh Nation Basketball (2018), in conversation with the basketball coach of the athletes featured in her photographic series. Please note: Some of the tour will use transit, but it includes a fair amount of walking. Transit tickets are provided complimentary. Sat. April 13 Art Gallery at Evergreen 12:30 pm 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam where the hour floats: Curator Tour FREE Join curator Katherine Dennis for a tour of Amalie Atkins’s exhibition where the hour floats (p. 82). Followed by Westminster Savings Family Days, including a “Fairytale Photoshoot” (p. 140). TOURS
Tom Hsu, An urge to propose forbidden thoughts and playing with fire, 2018 Events 118– 119 Sun. April 14 Meet at Waterfront Station 12–12:30 pm next to the Jugo Juice Signals in the Sea: Guided Tour FREE, but RSVP required to: [email protected] Join Capture for a tour of the outdoor public art project Signals in the Sea (p. 22), curated by Jayne Wilkinson and sited on Pattison Outdoor Billboards along the Arbutus Greenway. The project includes works by photographers by Christina Battle, Eshrat Erfanian, and Susan Schuppli. Note: This is a walking tour. Sat. April 20 Meet at Gallery Jones 2–4 pm 258 E 1st Ave #1, Vancouver The Flats Gallery Hop FREE, but RSVP required to: [email protected] Experience the art hub of the Flats on this guided gallery led by Capture Community Engagement Assistant Laura Noonan. Visit Gallery Jones (p. 104), Monte Clark Gallery (p. 93), and Equinox Gallery (p. 97). Artists and gallerists will provide informal talks at each exhibition, discussing the work of Vancouver photographers James Nizam, Greg Girard, and a group show including Fred Herzog, Vivian Maier, Harry Callahan, and others, respectively. Note: This tour requires small amounts of walking. Sun. April 28 Meet at Waterfront Station 12–2 pm next to the Jugo Juice Canada Line Public Art Project: Guided Tour FREE, but RSVP required to: [email protected] Canada Line fare required Learn more about the works and artists of one of Capture’s major public art projects, the Canada Line Public Art Project (p. 28). Artists and curators will provide insight into each of the installations along the Canada Line, including Shaun Dacey, curator of Waterfront (p. 29) and Richmond–Brighouse (p. 35) stations, and Birthe Piontek, artist of the Broadway– City Hall installation. Note: This tour takes place mostly on transit, but requires some walking.
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 Wed. April 10 The Cinematheque 7:30 pm 1131 Howe St, Vancouver DIM Cinema: Signals in the Sea Tickets: $12/10 + $3 membership Buy at the door or at thecinematheque.ca Ages 18+ If this cost presents a barrier, please contact [email protected] Programmed by Jayne Wilkinson This selection of artists’ films looks at bodies of water through technologies of seeing, sensing, and investigation to help us imagine different ecologies and less visible, even alien, environments. Exploring various approaches to “remote sensing,” these works frame life on an increasingly unliveable planet through militarized and infrastructural forms of oceanic space. What can the relationship between the visibility of a watery surface and the invisibility of what exists below it tell us about possible futures— on and beyond our own environments? In Emilija Škarnulytė’s Sirenomelia (2017, 12 min.), a post-human mythology unravels around one of humanity's oldest mythic creatures—a mermaid— who mysteriously appears among NATO facilities and a Cold War–era submarine base, while cosmic signals and white noise traverse from deep within the ocean to the farthest reaches of outer space. Christina Battle’s Water once ruled (2018, 6 min.) links satellite imagery with planetary colonization in a pseudo-documentary that speculates on how water, as a missing resource, might connect a new history of Mars with Earth’s past, present, and future. Susan Schuppli’s Trace Evidence (2016, 53 min.) explores the geological, meteorological, and hydrological appearance of nuclear evidence within the molecular arrangement of matter, using the unique signature of radioactive isotopes to reconnect the evidential links that planetary and oceanic phenomena have seemingly torn apart. For each of these artists, narratives of science fiction and material fact converge in surprising ways. Presented in partnership by DIM Cinema and Capture Photography Festival in parallel with the 2019 Pattison Outdoor Billboards Public Art Project (p. 22). Thu. April 11 Western Front, Grand Luxe Hall 7 pm 303 E 8th Ave, Vancouver Deanna Bowen Screening and Talk FREE A Black legal aid lawyer is assigned to represent a young white student who has assaulted a fellow student who is a rising Black athlete. ON TRIAL The Long Doorway (2019) by Deanna Bowen brings her critical installation regarding the 1956 CBC teledrama by Canadian screenwriter Stanley Mann to the cinema screen. Followed by a talk by Bowen taking up familial connection points and a passion for uncovering repressed histories and traumas of Black and white Canadian histories. ON TRIAL The Long Doorway was commissioned and produced through a partnership between the Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, and Mercer Union, a centre for contemporary art, Toronto, with additional production support by the Western Front, Vancouver. The video will also play in Western Front's foyer from April 5–June 16. Fri. April 26 Nana Home Gallery 5–9 pm 204-1685 W 13th Ave, Vancouver 7,7lb: Artist Video Screenings FREE Come join the team at Nana Home Gallery for a screening of artists’ videos, short artist interviews, and the 7,7lb exhibition on the theme of parenting and infancy. With videos by Tiziana Contino, Donatella De Cicco, and Chiara Tognoli. Light refreshments provided. SCREENINGS
Events 120– 121 Emilija Škarnulytė, Sirenomelia (film still), 2017, screened as part of "DIM Cinema: Signals in the Sea" In this science fiction–inspired, post-documentary film, a woman born with “sirenomelia” (a rare congenital deformity called mermaid syndrome) takes us on a journey to a Cold War-era NATO submarine base above the Arctic Circle, where she reveals a future liberated from the military and economic structures that oppress the present.
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 Tue. April 9 10 pm Is There a Picture Dir. Harry Killas and Rick Beairsto 2017 Marian Penner Bancroft, Christos Dikeakos, Rodney Graham, Jeff Wall, and Ian Wallace rose from the rich countercultural milieu of 1960s Vancouver to their place of global prominence today. Drawing back the curtain on this extraordinary set of artists, the film offers a rare insight into their work, their relationships with one another, and how it is they emerged in a city until recently known more for its surrounding forests than its art. Tue. April 9 11:35 pm Foncie’s Photos Dir. Melanie Wood 2013 Foncie Pulice snapped thousands of photos of people from all over the province, the country, and the world on downtown Vancouver sidewalks. The snapshots capture a moment in movement, in time, and in the lives of the people in them. Mondays, April 15–June 17 6 pm Travelling Photographers This series from 2018 follows five renowned photographers in the field as they visit traditional communities who they forged ties with decades ago and have been photographing ever since. Each episode provides viewers with an opportunity to share the photographer’s relationship with the traditional community and to discover unknown cultures and a behind-the-scenes glance into the photographer’s work. KNOWLEDGE NETWORK BROADCASTS Broadcast on the Knowledge Network and On demand at Knowledge.ca The photography documentaries presented by the Knowledge Network can be viewed on broadcast television (channel 5 in Vancouver) at the listed dates and times. They are also available to stream online for the duration of Capture Photography Festival at Knowledge.ca
Events 122– 123 Tue. April 16 10 pm Conflict Dir. Nick Fitzhugh 2017 Delve deeply into some of the world’s best conflict photographers as they take us behind the lens and into their lives. Witness their personal and professional battles to engage with, understand, handle, capture, and present different forms of conflict in the hopes of making the world better. Nothing brings you closer to the most important human conflicts of our time. Tue. April 16 11 pm Through a Lens Darkly Dir. Thomas Allen Harris 2014 Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People is the first documentary to explore the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations, and social emergence of African Americans through history up to the present. Bringing to light the hidden and unknown photos shot by both professional and vernacular African American photographers, the film opens a window into the lives of Black families, whose experiences and perspectives are often missing from the traditional historical canon. Tue. April 23 10 pm The Eye of Istanbul Dir. Binnur Karaevli and Fatih Kaymak 2015 Learn the story of Ara Guler, the legendary Armenian Turkish photographer, through a culmination of his retrospective exhibition in Istanbul. Guler's artistic process, his resourcefulness, and his fearlessness are revealed as he shares photographs and stories behind his most iconic images. Tue. April 23 11 pm Cinema through the Eye of Magnum Dir. Sophie Bassaler 2017 Explore the intersection between cinema and photography through Magnum Photo Agency photographers and their Hollywood subjects. The film presents a confrontation of two seemingly opposite worlds: fiction and reality, and a unique look behind the scenes of cinema in the making. Tue. April 30 10 pm The Salt of the Earth Dir. Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders 2014 For the last forty years, photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents in the footsteps of an ever changing humanity. He has witnessed some of the major events of our recent history, including international conflicts, starvations, and exoduses. He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, wild fauna and flora, and grandiose landscapes as part of a huge photographic project, which is a tribute to the planet’s beauty.
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 COMMUNITY EVENTS Wed. April 3 Inform Interiors 7–8:30 pm 50 Water St, Vancouver Capture 2019 Festival Launch FREE Join us for the kick-off of the 2019 Festival following the first Capture Speaker Series talk, with Deanna Bowen (p. 112). Music, food and drink, and artists in attendance. Wed. April 3 Science World 6–8 pm 1455 Quebec St, Vancouver Project Instant V6.0: An Instant Instant FREE Beau Photo kicks off the sixth edition of Project Instant, an exhibition featuring images made on all types of instant film and exploring the science behind instant photography. At this opening celebration, you can take part in instant film photography and try out Fujifilm Instax film, or have your portrait taken with Polaroid’s 8×10 large-format film. Thu. April 4 Monte Clark Gallery 6–8 pm 525 Great Northern Way, Vancouver Tokyo–Yokosuka 1976–1983: Book Launch FREE Vancouver-based artist Greg Girard launches his latest photobook, Tokyo–Yokosuka 1976–1983 (Magenta, 2019). This event is also the reception for his exhibition of the same name at Monte Clark Gallery (p. 93). Sat. April 6, 13, 20 & 27 Beaumont Gallery 10 am–12 pm 316 W 5th Ave, Vancouver Saturday Mornings Tea and Hot Sheet FREE Photo lovers: Join artists Sally Buck and Kent Lins to start your gallery hopping day with a hot tea and snack. As photographers and avid photography eyeballers, Buck and Lins visit the many shows, events, and public projects across Vancouver and are eager to share their discoveries and hear about others’ photo-based art adventures as well. Helpful ideas, maps, a hot sheet, tea, and snacks are complimentary.
Events 124– 125 Sat. April 6 Art Gallery at Evergreen 10:30 am 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam Slow Art Day FREE, but registration required email [email protected] Slow Art Day is a global event with a simple mission: help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art. One day each year—April 6 in 2019—people all over the world visit local museums and galleries to look at art slowly. Participants look at three works of art for ten minutes each and then meet as a group to discuss. Following this slow-looking experience, join curator Katherine Dennis for a facilitated conversation in front of the artwork. Sat. April 6 Roundhouse Community Arts Centre 1–3 pm 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver Flash Forward Incubator Celebration & Silent Auction FREE Students of the second BC edition of Flash Forward Incubator, who come from high schools around the province, exhibit their photographic works. All artworks are for sale, with proceeds going back into the participating schools’ art programs. For more information on the Incubator Program and exhibition, see page 134. Sat. April 6 Roundhouse 7 pm–midnight Community Arts Centre 181 Roundhouse Mews,Vancouver Roll Call Volume 04 FREE Roll Call is a recurring photography show that celebrates honest photography and gives an unfiltered look at the photographic processes from some of Vancouver’s finest photographers. This fast paced, one-day event pushes the boundaries of traditional analogue photography. By condensing what is traditionally a slow process into a single-day format, photographers are required to work quickly, creating imagery driven by impulse while maintaining a sense of mindfulness to their work. On the morning of the show, ten photographers will each be given a roll of slide film and will have eight-hours to capture all thirty-six frames. Then, the rolls will be collected, processed, mounted, loaded into slide carousels, and projected that evening in their entirety without edits. Presenting every image captured, unedited, gives insight to how each photographer creates their images and how they approach their work. Presented in partnership by Nelson Mouëllic Studio and Capture Photography Festival. Supported by London Drugs and FUJIFILM Tue. April 9 Surrey Art Gallery UrbanScreen 8–9:30 pm 13458 107A Ave, Surrey Pixel Art Party @ UrbanScreen FREE Head out to UrbanScreen for an eclectic evening of hands-on art activities, digital art, and electronic music. First local youth screen digital animations created during a two-day intensive with UrbanScreen exhibiting artist Nicolas Sassoon. This is followed by a full playthrough of Sassoon’s mesmerizing animation Liquid Landscapes (p. 80) and the debut of a suite of fresh tracks inspired by the artwork. The artist lineup includes Yu Su (You're Me), JS Aurelius (Ascetic House), Jean Brazeau, Scott W., Baby Blue (S.M.I.L.E), NuZi Collective, and Veron X/O.
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 Thu. April 11 Listel Hotel 6–8 pm 13458 107A Ave, Surrey Collage in the City FREE Meet Barbara Strigel and Mark Mizgala, the artists of Collage in the City, at this exhibition reception. Coordinated by Art Rentals & Sales operated by the Vancouver Art Gallery, and presented by Capture Photography Festival and the Listel Hotel. Fri. April 12 READ Books 6 pm Emily Carr University 520 E 1st Ave, Vancouver Janice Guy: Book Launch FREE Join READ Books and the artist for the Vancouver launch of Janice Guy, the first monograph on British-born photographer Janice Guy, gathering her radical experiments in photography from the late 1970s. Made while she was a student at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, this selection of photographs sheds light on Guy’s work as an artist before she gained international renown as a gallerist of contemporary art. The German photographer Thomas Struth, a fellow student in Germany at the time, has written a moving essay for this book about their formative years and ongoing friendship. The book also includes an introduction by American photographer Justine Kurland, which makes a compelling case for the reconsideration of these photographs today. The work presented in Janice Guy, much of which appears here for the first time, reverberates as never before amid the current proclivity for producing and circulating images of ourselves. Janice Guy was published by Hunters Point Press, and edited by Barney Kulok and Justine Kurland. For this event, Guy speaks with Vancouver curator Lee Plested about the rediscovery of this historic work and its resonance today, her recent exhibition at Higher Pictures, New York, and her current explorations printing from an archive of negatives. Sat. April 13 The Polygon Gallery 6 pm–late 101 Carrie Cates Ct, North Vancouver 2018 National Pictures of the Year Gala Tickets: $40 Purchase via npac.ca/store or on the door Winners of all the National Pictures of the Year categories are announced during this gala event, including Canadian Photojournalist of the Year, sponsored by the Canadian Press, and Canadian Photograph of the Year, sponsored by the Globe and Mail. Guests also receive their yearly edition of the Year in Review. Doors at 6 pm; ceremony at 8 pm. Hors d’oeuvres served and cash bar. Thu. April 18 Beaty Biodiversity Museum 5–8:30 pm UBC Campus 2212 Main Mall, Vancouver Skin & Bones: Book Launch Admission by donation Join us for an evening with Catherine M. Stewart, the artist behind the exhibition Skin & Bones at Beaty Biodversity Museum, in celebration of the launch of her book accompanying the exhibition. Thu. April 18 Massy Books 6–9 pm 229 E Georgia St, Vancouver Cuba—Twilight of the Revolution: Book Launch FREE Cuba—Twilight of the Revolution, a photobook by Alistair Henning, is a capsule of nostalgia for a recent moment already passed. In January 2012, Fidel Castro was still clinging to power, while Cuba’s people grew increasingly impatient for meaningful and positive change. Henning documented this transitional time using the Hipstamatic app on an iPhone 4s, allowing him to capture images not possible with a larger, more conspicuous camera. COMMUNITY EVENTS
Events 126– 127 Fri. April 19 Audain Art Museum 6:30–8:30 pm 4350 Blackcomb Way, Whistler Art After Dark–Maker Month– Photography Free for Audain Art Museum members or with museum admission ($18) Be inspired by the work of Joseph Tisiga. This “Art After Dark” explores the varied ways in which Tisiga produces work for his exhibitions as well as the use of both documentary and conceptual photography, also linked to the artists featured in the museum’s permanent collection. Visit the Schmidtke Studio to learn about documentary and conceptual photography and stage your own photography scene. There will be a cabin structure installation and a variety of props for visitors to have fun with. Inspiration will be drawn from Tisiga’s conceptual photography scenes in the current exhibition Tales of an Empty Cabin: Somebody Nobody Was … This adult-specific event is followed by a youth event (see p. 140). Sat. April 20 Studio 884 12–5 pm 884 E Georgia St, Vancouver We Will Buy Your Dreams: Meet the Artist FREE The exhibition We Will Buy Your Dreams is a visual exploration of the psychological manipulation of the lottery targeting the vulnerable and the poor. It focuses on an old-fashioned corner store where locals gather to purchase their morning newspaper; this store is a magnet for escapist dreams of a better life. Meet the artist event: 12–5 pm; artist talk: 1–2 pm. Sat. April 27 Meet at Pendulum Gallery 2–4 pm 885 W Georgia St, Vancouver Sony Photo Walk with John Lehmann FREE, but reservation required to: [email protected] Space limited Join celebrated Canadian photojournalist John Lehmann on a photo walk adventure through Vancouver’s downtown and historic Gastown neighbourhoods. During the photo walk, Lehmann will discuss photographic techniques and creative composition, as the group visits some of the most iconic landmarks of the city. Sponsored by Sony of Canada Ltd. Sat. April 27 SAD Mag Pop-up 8–11 pm 1050 E Hastings St, Vancouver Disposable Camera Project IV FREE The Disposable Camera Project (DCP) is a series of exhibitions that feature photographs captured on disposable cameras by Vancouver film photographers. Instant, single-use, and discardable, disposable cameras capture and embody the fleeting interactions we have with the spaces we call home. When the word “nostalgia” was first used, it referred to medical-grade homesickness. Today, the term is always on our tongues, partly due to pop culture’s fascination with the past. As a companion to SAD Magazine’s print publication, now in its tenth year, DCP IV takes nostalgia as its central theme: from rose-coloured glasses, to resurrecting the dead, to ruminating on what could have been. Each artist, using one 35 mm disposable camera, engages their own nostalgia, creating a reflexive interrogation of memory, histories, and parallel temporalities, investigating the sweetness and sadness of loved things lost. Participating artists: Tom Hsu, Taby Cheng, Karilynn Ming Ho, Hyung-Min Yoon, Christian Nicolay, and Helen Shaw. Cash bar. Venue support from PortLiving. Supported by a London Drugs Printing Grant
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 WORKSHOPS Sat. 4 & VIVO Media Arts Centre Sun. 5 April 2625 Kaslo St, Vancouver 6–9 pm Photoshop: Moving Photo Remix Cost: $74, or $50 with any VIVO Producer Membership (+GST) Book via moving-photo-remix.eventbrite.ca One extended subsidy available This two-day workshop with Josh Hite is a fun and creative introduction to animating photos using Photoshop. Each session combines visual study of examples, group discussion, and hands-on experience. Gain technical knowledge of Photoshop! Learn about local and international artists who manipulate photos and discuss the meaning and effect of the resulting images! Create photo remixes of your own! During Session 1, you’ll learn various techniques for removing and replacing portions of photographs for meaningful effect in order to produce three intriguing images. You can either bring in photos to use, find them online, or snap a few during the workshop. Then for Session 2, you’ll learn how to use Photoshop to animate selected parts of your images. You’ll export them as GIF and MOV files so you can share them online! Prerequisite: No experience necessary. Presented in partnership by VIVO Media Arts Centre and Capture Photography Festival. Sun. April 7 Brix Studio 11 am–1 pm 102-211 Columbia St, Vancouver Your Digital Presence: Exploring Art, Copyright, and Online Engagement FREE but registration required by Thu Apr 4 Email [email protected] to register or visit capturephotofest.com/events Space limited Presented in partnership by Capture, the Digital Tattoo Project, and UBC Library. Sharing media digitally is easier and more necessary for artists than ever—think Flickr and Instagram. However, as an artist, navigating the maze of online licencing, ownership, and personal representation, especially in the age of social media, can be confusing. To cut through the confusion and create a path for themselves, artists need tools. Tools can be as simple as asking the right questions to learn what you need to know, like: What is a licence? How does what I share shape my digital identity? How can open sharing be beneficial for my art? This facilitated workshop will work through these questions, offer definitions, and give attendees the tools to learn how to raise the right questions to inform their digital identity and representation online. We hope participants will walk away with a firm sense of what copyright is, how it applies to their work, and what questions they should ask when posting their artwork online to shape their digital identity and connect with others. This presentation was developed by UBC Library and the Digital Tattoo Project. It is supported by the Digital Rights Community Grant Program, a partnership between Digital Justice Lab, Tech Reset Canada, and Centre for Digital Rights.
Events 128– 129 Sat. April 13 Vancouver Lipont Art Centre 11 am–3 pm 4211 No 3 Rd, Richmond Photography without Cameras: Lumen Printing Workshop $15/person (incl. two 8″ × 10″ prints) Registration required; lumenprints.eventbrite.ca In this hands-on workshop, artist Phyllis Schwartz explains and demonstrates the image-making process of lumen prints (photograms made without a camera). Participants will make photograms of plant materials and discover how they leave marks and traces on photosensitive paper, making works that look like colourful x-rays. There is opportunity to participate in the entire process, including gathering materials, composing two images, and developing two 8″ × 10″ prints. Supported by a London Drugs Printing Grant Sat. 13 & VIVO Media Arts Centre Sun. 14 April 2625 Kaslo St, Vancouver 10 am–6 pm Super 8: Shoot to Screen Ages: 16 to 24 years old FREE but registration required via super8film.eventbrite.ca Email: [email protected] Artist Nisha Platzer runs a weekend Super 8 workshop for youth aged 16–24. See page 139 for details. Sat. April 20 Beaumont Gallery 3 pm 316 W 5th Ave, Vancouver Photo Collage Workshop Using Free Software FREE but booking required (space limited) Register at www.vangalleries.com In this workshop, artist Kent Lins shows participants how to look at photos as full of potential for creating entirely new artworks. He’ll demonstrate this using software that is available online free of charge or at a low cost compared to other expensive and complicated programs. Participants will learn that cutting, pasting, collaging, and layering can be done easily, without spending hours figuring it out. Lins will explain how software is just a tool—like a shovel, a car, or a dishwasher—that is there for you to accomplish what you want done. Personal computers are not necessary. Sat. 20 & VIVO Media Arts Centre Sun. 21 April 2625 Kaslo St, Vancouver 12–6 pm Cinematography: Ways of Seeing Cost: $170, or $125 with any VIVO Producer Membership (+GST) Book via ways-of-seeing.eventbrite.ca One extended subsidy available Ignite your own visual storytelling style in this workshop with with cinematographer Devan Scot. This multi-day workshop will enable you to make better use of your camera and lighting gear to enrich your storytelling with a deepened understanding of the theory and practice of cinematography. Back by high demand: please don't wait to sign up! Prerequisite: Participants must have basic knowledge of rudimentary camera operation, such as exposure and focus, though a very brief review will be provided. Participants seeking an introduction to rudimentary camera operation should consider taking VIVO’s Camera Lights Sound workshop. Presented in partnership by VIVO Media Arts Centre and Capture Photography Festival
Working with Super 8 film, documentation photo, Courtesy of Nisha Plazter (see p. 139) Capture’s Youth Program continues to grow each year, centred around the Flash Forward Incubator Program—BC, a new model for arts education and support in Canada developed by the Magenta Foundation, Toronto. In addition to Incubator, programming includes child-, family-, and youthfriendly exhibitions, events, and workshops. The 2019 Youth Program is supported by PwC. “Through PwC Canada's Young People Project, we are delighted to be supporting Capture’s 2019 Youth Program. We encourage our people to engage in meaningful community experiences that build capabilities and help young people maximize their potential. Community workshops, youth-led exhibitions, and the Flash Forward Incubator Program inspire young creative minds and prepare promising artists for their transition out of high school and into the next phases of their careers. We invite you to join us in celebrating the achievements of this year’s participants of the Flash Forward Incubator on April 6 as the student works are auctioned off, with all proceeds going back into the schools art programs.” —David Neale, PwC Partner and Youth Ambassador, BC Region
Youth Program FLASH FORWARD INCUBATOR 134– 135 EXHIBITIONS 136– 138 WORKSHOPS 139 EVENTS 140
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 Capture is pleased to partner with Magenta Foundation, Canada’s pioneering charitable artspublishing house based in Toronto and the founder of the Flash Forward Incubator Program, to present the second edition of the Incubator in British Columbia. The Incubator both proposes a new exciting model for arts education and support in Canada and prepares emerging artists for their transition out of high school and into the next phases of their artistic careers. Offered free of charge outside of the regular school curriculum, the Incubator gives students opportunity to engage with critical and contemporary art ideas and methodologies they may not be working with in their art classes. Developed in collaboration with industry professionals and educators, the program integrates independent and interactive instructional methods, both online and in-person, and offers diverse opportunities to give and receive feedback from other students, teachers, and Magenta and Capture’s education team. In addition to an education experience, the Incubator offers students a signature piece for their portfolios; a publication, produced by Magenta; and an exhibition and silent auction, held during Capture. This year’s Flash Forward Incubator Program is open to a wide range of photography-based projects that explore the ideas and actualities of “Boundaries.” These artworks examine the role that boundaries have played in the history of art; censorship, mediocrity, and innovation, and how these impact us personally in the creation of our zeitgeist; and the current intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of our era. FLASH FORWARD INCUBATOR PROGRAM British Columbia Presented in partnership with Magenta Foundation Kurtis Lew, Ghost, 2019 BC Participating Schools Georges P. Vanier Secondary, Courtenay-Comox John Oliver Secondary, Vancouver Magee Secondary, Vancouver Point Grey Secondary, Vancouver Stratford Hall, Vancouver Templeton Secondary, Vancouver Eric Hamber Secondary, Vancouver Thomas Haney Secondary, Maple Ridge Argyle Secondary, North Vancouver Gleneagle Secondary, Coquitlam Highland Secondary, Courtenay-Comox Mark R. Isfeld Secondary, Courtenay-Comox Generously supported by Vancouver Foundation.
Youth Program 134– 135 EXHIBITION BOUNDARIES Sat. April 6 SILENT AUCTION 1–3 pm Roundhouse Community Arts Centre 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver Roundhouse Community Arts Centre 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver After completing their final assignments, the Incubator participants exhibit one of their best works in Boundaries, the 2019 Flash Forward Incubator Exhibition, at Roundhouse Community Arts Centre in Yaletown. Many of the students will be in attendance for the Silent Auction, and it’s a chance for the community to congratulate them on their completion of the Incubator as well as to scope out the next generation of photographic talent out of British Columbia. Each of the professionally printed and framed works is available for purchase at the Silent Auction on April 6. All funds raised go back into the participating schools' art programs. Supported by a London Drugs Printing Grant. For more information on the Flash Forward Incubator Program, visit www.magentafoundation.org/ flash-forward-incubator/ If you’re a teacher or principal in BC and would like to express interest in participating in next year’s Incubator, please email [email protected] Bodhan Lee, 2019 April 2–6 Tu–F: 9 am–10 pm; Sa: 9 am–5 pm
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 Curated by Roxanne Gagnon, Alex Waber and Kristen Roos In transit: Reflections captures the process of Arts Umbrella students creating the work In transit, installed at Olympic Village Station as part of Capture’s 2019 Canada Line Public Art Project (p. 31). The exhibition highlights each student’s individual process of experimentation, practice, and discovery throughout the Fall 2018 session. In two classes at Arts Umbrella, students aged 13–19 developed their darkroom and digital photography practices. Students worked individually and collaboratively to interrupt themes explored throughout the semester, and unpacked how darkroom and digital photography intersect and complement each other. IN TRANSIT: REFLECTIONS Group Exhibtion April 6–15 Remington Gallery 108 E Hastings St, Vancouver Sa&Su: 12–4pm; M–F by appt. (604-218-2109) Opening Reception Sat, Apr 6, 5–8 pm Bali Chu-Mehrer, 2019 Supported by a London Drugs Printing Grant.
Youth Program 136– 137 Curated by Justin Ramsey Chester Fields is The Polygon Gallery’s teen outreach program. Every year, the gallery invites young artists in high school from across the Lower Mainland to create an original work of photographic art in response to a unique theme. This year’s theme, Something In My Eye, challenges artists to think close to the camera’s lens and to experiment with ways of interrupting or changing the lens’s ability to view and capture its photographic subject. The submissions were juried by Peppa Martin, writer, curator, and director of Truth and Beauty Gallery; Ian McGuffie, award-winning photographer and Head of Digital Photography at VanArts; and Birthe Piontek, acclaimed artist and faculty member at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. EXHIBITION Group Exhibtion CHESTER FIELDS 2019: SOMETHING IN MY EYE April 6–21 The Polygon Gallery 101 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver Tu–Su: 10 am–5 pm; M: closed Admission by donation Opening Reception: Sat, Apr 6, 1–2 pm 2018 Chester Fields finalist Oliver New, The Deserted, 2018, inkjet print
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 Curated by Amelia Guimarin On Friendship: An Exhibition of Portraits by Children is curated by local community leader and artist Amelia Guimarin. Guimarin led more than twenty children aged 5–12 from the Frog Hollow Nootka School Age Care program in a series of photography workshops in late March and early April. These workshops culminated with the children creating the studio-quality portraits of each other included in On Friendship. The exhibition aims to explore how children perceive and relate to each other through the medium of photography and features one portrait from each child artist. Children have been paired so that each child has the opportunity to act as both subject and photographer. This public reception in a residential back alley shares their work with their families, friends, and the general public in a celebration that includes a community potluck. EXHIBITION ON FRIENDSHIP: AN EXHIBITION OF PORTRAITS BY CHILDREN Group Exhibtion April 27 Back Alley Gallery Project Located in the alley behind 2848 E 8th Ave, Vancouver Sat, Apr 27, 5–9 pm Jameson, age 7, a participant in the workshops for On Friendship: An Exhibition of Portraits by Children with local community artist Amelia Guimarin. Photo: Amelia Guimarin. Supported by a London Drugs Printing Grant.
Youth Program 138– 139 Join artist Nisha Platzer for this weekend workshop where participants will learn a brief history of Super 8 film, from its release in 1965 by Eastman Kodak to its use by contemporary artists and filmmakers of today. Then everyone will shoot their very own Super 8 films, process the film by hand, edit the film manually, and have the final works shown in a screening with live music. Day 1: We'll learn about the format of Super 8 and see some examples before going out and shooting our own films. Day 2: We'll process the films in photochemistry and splice them together before the screening! WORKSHOP WORKSHOP April 13 & 14 VIVO Media Arts Centre 2625 Kaslo St, Vancouver Sa&Su: 10 am–6 pm Ages: 16 to 24 years old FREE but registration required via super8film.eventbrite.ca Please bring: clothes that can be stained (long sleeves, long pants, closed-toe shoes), dish gloves, a lunch for each day Presented in partnership by VIVO Media Arts Centre and Capture Photography Festival. SUPER 8: SHOOT TO SCREEN FAMILY COLLAGE DROP-IN Families and children aged 7–12 years are invited to attend our family drop-in activity with artist Dana Hawkes, who will facilitate a 3D camera building workshop using scissors, glue, cardstock, and prints of his photographs from Still Lives Extreme (p. 98). Free to attend. Any children under the age of 7 must be supervised by a parent. Presented in partnership by Cartems Donuts and Capture Photography Festival. April 20 Cartems Donuts 2190 Main St, Vancouver 10 am–12 pm (drop-in) This workshop is generously supported by an ArtStarts Creative Spark Grant.
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2019 Join free family-friendly art activities and a tour of the AGE’s current exhibition, Amalie Atkins: where the hour floats (p. 82). Be the hero or villain in your very own fairytale as part of the “Fairytale Photoshoot”! Create a silhouette background and dress up in costumes to tell your story. Participants will take home a photo memento. Family-friendly exhibition tour at 2 pm. EVENT April 13 Art Gallery at Evergreen 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam 1–4 pm (drop-in) FREE WESTMINSTER SAVINGS FAMILY DAYS EVENT ART AFTER DARK—MAKER MONTH—PHOTOGRAPHY April 19 Audain Art Museum 4350 Blackcomb Way, Whistler 3:30–5:30 pm Free for Audain Art Museum members or with museum admission ($18) FREE for ages 18 & under Youth 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Be inspired by the work of Joseph Tisiga. This “Art After Dark” explores the varied ways in which Tisiga produces work for his exhibitions as well as the use of both documentary and conceptual photography, also linked to the artists featured in the museum’s permanent collection. Visit the Schmidtke Studio to learn about documentary and conceptual photography and stage your own photography scene. There will be a cabin structure installation and a variety of props for visitors to have fun with. Inspiration will be drawn from Tisiga’s conceptual photography scenes in the current exhibition Tales of an Empty Cabin: Somebody Nobody Was . . . This youth-specific event is followed by an adult event (see p. 127).
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Touting powerful capabilities and awe-inspiring performance, Sony Alpha full-frame mirrorless cameras and lenses are leading the industry into a new age of digital imaging. With 48 native mirrorless lenses (and counting) to choose from - including the award-winning G Master line - Sony oers everything you need to be a leader. alphauniverse.com/bealpha @SonyAlpha @SonyAlpha @SonyAlphaUniverse #BEALPHA MIRRORLESS CAMERA BRAND* *Source: The NPD Group, Inc., U.S. Retail Tracking Service, Detachable Lens Camera, Digital lens type: Mirrorless, Based on Dollars and Units, Jan.- Sep. 2018. ©2019 Sony Electronics Inc. Sony and the Sony logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. 190116 Capture Photography - 2 x single page-LENS-GV.indd 1 2019-01-23 10:13 AM Barbara Strigel and Mark Mizgala address human place and human impact on the urban landscape in Collage in the City. In her series At Street Level, Strigel works in street photography combined with digital collage to explore the idea that the built and perceived spaces in the city exist both simultaneously and separately. By working from a distance, Strigel is able to capture the anonymity of the street. Meanwhile in his Smartphone series, Mizgala focuses on humankind’s disposition to consume, discard, and pollute. In the comprehensive ecosystem of a city, garbage is examined for its impact on the urban landscape through spaces it occupies and its liminality. Using photography and collage elements, Strigel and Mizgala frame the city as a space of transition and change. 1 2 Barbara Strigel Mark Mizgala April–September 2019 Opening Reception April 11, 6–8 pm COLLAGE IN THE CITY 1 Mark Mizgala, Smartphone 003, 2017–18, 26″ × 21″ 2 Barbara Strigel, Progression, 2018, 26″ × 21″