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Peripatetic & Orthoepic Devices, 1998
Iron, sculpture and video performance
Master of Fine Arts Graduation Show
Two instruments, or devices, used for "perfect walk" and "straight
speech" exercises.
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Orthoepic Device (performance), 1998
Cast iron, steel helmet (24kg), cast "tongue" 2 m long
Master of Fine Arts Graduation Show
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Peripatetic Device (performance), 1998
Cast iron, each hemisphere is 39 cm (diameter), 34kg
Master of Fine Arts Graduation Show
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ABC, 1997
11 minute video
I.D.A. Gallery, York University, Toronto, Ontario
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Memorabilia (Things worthy of remembrance), 1997
Steel and acrylic gel, 28 x 30 x 204 cm
Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
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De Gustibus Non Disputandum Est, 1996
Van dyke on cotton, 6 pieces of clothing size small
Graduation Show 1996, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
This "Canadian garment" is made from over twenty rejection letters
sent to the artist from past prospective employers. The letters are juxtaposed to
documents such as the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Canadian government's
multiculturalism policy and the artist's Landed Immigrant document.
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De Gustibus Non Disputandum Est, 1996 (detail)
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O Canada (Performance), 1996
8 minute video on 2 TV monitors
I.D.A. Gallery, York University, Toronto Ontario
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Untitled video installation, 1995
Graduation Show 1996, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
There are four fragmented parts of the body that speak simultaneously in Polish (left
eye), in Italian (mouth), in English (right eye) and in French (moving fingers).
They all recount the story of displacement.
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Untitled video installation, 1995
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