Accepting applications through FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/ViDEOSKiN
Seeking short contemporary dance film/video works for an international art exhibition at Takhman 28 Art Gallery called ViDEOSKiN II.
The show will run from April 15 - 20.
Opening reception on April 15.
The theme is “skin”; as a metaphor; race, representation, surface, canvas, boundary, home, clothing, a hide, screen, an organ, etc.
Looking for films/video works that push boundaries through form or content, and work made for the gallery. Welcoming short films/video works for ViDEOSKiN - contemporary dance video-art, experimental dance films, dance and new media videos, dance animation, videodance productions, biographical or documentary videos, dance on camera, etc. for application.
Application process:
Describe your contemporary dance video work in a one paragraph artist statement, explaining how it fits the curated ViDEOSKiN theme.
Additionally, include a one paragraph bio of the main artist (filmmaker/choreographer/dancer, etc.). Optional: other participating artists’ bios.
Only shorts will be taken into consideration, the preferred maximum length is 30 minutes and under.
Please do not submit documentation of a dance piece or live stage performances unless you are sure it meets the thematic criteria.
Include the duration, year, participating artists, medium and previous showings of the work in your proposal.
Include 1 (one) still image from your film which, if selected can be used for promotional purposes, include all artist credits.
Ensure your film/video follows the proper protocol for copyright: The applicant must declare that they have obtained all necessary rights and permissions to present the film/video work. The filmmaker/artist must own or have cleared copyright of all aspects of the submitted work. This includes all music and images used. The curator, Takhman 28 and Hinge Arts Projects accept no responsibility, financial or otherwise, in regards to clearing copyrighted material.
Optional: testimonies, and other useful information. Please don’t send any CVs.
Selection:
Seeking work which is provocative and innovative without being pornographic.
Preference will be given to work produced in the past two years.
Selected artists will be requested to send the video work by file transfer for the exhibition.
Video submissions and showing is voluntary, but artists, their funding and/or sponsorship will be respectfully acknowledged by the curator, Takhman 28 and Hinge Arts Projects.
Submissions will close on: April 10, 2020.
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Curator Statement
Over the past few years, my personal artistic process has involved trying to merge with people remotely, to 'touch' them, using my body and all its systems and parts; my ‘antennas'. From Whitehorse (a small city in Northern Canada) I was craving physical contact with dancers elsewhere, so I made several dances from my own home. I then attempted to dance ‘with’ people from a distance in a duet. Video became a new medium, and thus a new skin. I digitally layered my body with other dancer’s, doing what I referred to then as choreography-as-editing and we got to ‘touch’ each other. The more I manipulated the works through the editing, the more intimate the duets became. As a dance-artist now working with video, I figured there must be many other dance-artists also working with video, and video-artists working with dance. I wondered, what are other dance artists creating, obsessing about, dealing with, or expressing about skin? I discovered that skin is an amazing metaphor: it is a shell, it is a conduit, it is a home, it is a hiding place, it is a container, it is how we feel and touch and give and receive.
ViDEOSKiN was conceived out of that strong desire to connect with dance and video artists from around the world who deal profoundly with the themes of bodily pleasure, pain, emotional expression, internal thought, human interaction, connection and isolation. The thread that binds this show is ‘skin’ and through this lens, international artists explore ideas of metaphor, race, representation, surfaces, canvasses, boundaries, homes, clothing, screens, organs, and many more. Categorized variably as ‘contemporary dance video-art’, ‘experimental dance film’, ‘dance and new media video’, ‘dance animation’, ‘videodance production’ and ‘dance on camera’, the selected works push boundaries through form and/or content.
The richness of substance and the infinite diverseness presented in ViDEOSKiN are awe-inspiring. From intimate pieces to vast and digital works, you can expect to see videos from around the world ranging from one to thirty minutes in length. You will want to come back to the gallery several times to witness it all!
Thank you to all the artists who have works in ViDEOSKiN! Thank you to The Edge Gallery and Arts Underground. Thank you Heather!
- Monique Romeiko, Whitehorse, November 2018
Hinge Arts Projects
