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zoom video series
zoom from another dimension
Nov 7, 2020
digital video & tiktok filters
don't you just hate being ghosted?
this video was created as part of a pandemic lockdown project called:
2gather-a-part, a bi-monthly exquisite corpse series, started by artists in toronto and inviting artists from around the world. submissions had a rough theme and each video submission was 19 seconds long.
this project was a fundraiser for artists impacted by the Covid-19 lockdown.
virus zoom
March 22, 2021
digital video
#listening
zoom zen
March 29, 2021
digital video
relax into it...
summer femme winter butch
2020
digital video & hits from the 80's
a dyke rationalizes her dressing style
inner workings
disconnected
2019
super 8 & digital sound
experimental rumination on depression
inspired by the book Lost Connections by Johann Hari and the thesis Moving Through Depression by Laurel Swenson
tidal phenomena
2019
digital video
moon & sun. ebb & flood. grief & calm.
created conceptually as a full wall installation,
but fine as single channel theatre presentation.
A Private View
2018
16mm
a view out my window and worries in my head
created as a part of Iris Film Collective’s IN HOUSE series at Falaise Park Fieldhouse. what is private space and what is public?
using rolls of expired colour film stock the IFC members create a timelapse of their home’s private view
iris film collective projects
Not Just Black & White
2013
super 8, digital media
we visit different neighbourhoods...
...are women of various cultures welcome here?
this video was presented as a two-channel theatre performance during the Sound + Vision night in vancouver as part of Art Waste - June 7, 2013.
this was the formation of the Iris Film Collective
these stories were collected as part of the Diverse Voices & Portraits project. thank you Gurbachan, Esther, Peggy & Lois for sharing your stories
86 SE Marine
2016
B&W Super 8 film, Location Sound
a chunk of vancouver real estate as it sits, stuck in the no-zone
in 2016, Iris Film Collective presented the first vancouver edition of One Take Super 8. 26 artists (IFC members and invited artists) were given one role of super 8 film. all editing was done “in camera” and the film screened without a preview! artists chose to play their film silent or provide sound for the screening to add another element of surprise.
thank you: BC Arts Council, City of Vancouver and Niagara Custom Lab
581 Bloor Street West
2017
colour cuper 8 film, location sound
toronto's historical landmark, as it sits, in a state of sad transition
inspired by IFC's One Take Super 8
thank you: Images Festival & Arts Across Canada Program
installations / performances
alone with my thoughts
2020
wood, cardboard, film and video projection
by lisa g & c hamilton
an exploration and experimentation around anxiety and sleeplessness due to (but not limited to) the Covid 19 Pandemic. Using low-fi puppetry, sound and mixed media projections the viewer is privy to the inner and outer 'workings' of the puppet's consciousness. part of the Iris Film Collective's Work in Progress series.
6 ft of Rhoda
2019
16mm loops
a 16mm episode of a sitcom called "Rhoda", (1974 episode called 'The Shower') was cut into random 6ft loops and defaced to exorcise old school thinking of women, marriage and life in general. these loops were displayed in the kitchen window or into the stove as part of a performative event.
this project was performed as part of the Iris Film Collective series called Loopdaloop created specifically for The Capture Photography Festival in vancouver.
CHICK FLICK
2017
16mm loops, kitchen and household items, wood and fabric
by rose casella, cheryl hamilton & lisa g
CHICK FLICK is a site-specific installation as part of the Iris Film Collective IN HOUSE series. using found 16mm footage that has women as subject (unsurprisingly limited on ebay) this collaborative team transformed the Falaise Park Fieldhouse into a 3-zone mash-up exploring a woman's 'place'.
chick flick is a slang term, often used dismissively, for the film genre dealing mainly with love and romance which is targeted to a female audience.
it can also be defined as a genre in which a woman is the protagonist.
alone with my thoughts - trailer
the artists, lisa g & c hamilton explain their goals and interests for their 2020 collaboration.
GIRLBAND
2018
hi-8 video
Life on the road. It's not easy.
50 hours of cub tour footage (1994 & 1996) all boiled down to this.
filmed by lisa g, edited by lisa g & lisa marr
thanks to canada council for the arts, trinity square video, vtape and F.A.G.
New World Order
March 28 - May 7, 2019
covid-19 lockdown in vancouver, bc canada yielded a collection of anxious little instagram videos @lisagertrud
here they are in one consecutive video
some questions answered
please contact me at lisagis[at]gmail.com for more info
lisa g nielsen is a multi-media artist living on the unceded & stolen land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations (sometimes known as vancouver).
lisa g is interested in work that has historical reference, social relevance & where possible, humour. they work independently, with other artists and within communities.
lisa g is a founding member of vancouver’s Iris Film Collective, which promotes the creation and sharing of analog film – single channel, expanded, sculptural and installation. they are also the producer/mentor of Our World which supports First Nation youth, adults and Elders to create self directed short films.
lisa g’s personal work screens internationally and has won awards.
some festivals and events that have shared their work: Vancouver, Canada: Out on Screen, Reel 2 Real International Youth Film Festival, Image Before Us, No FUN Radio + Dawson City, Canada: Dawson City International Short Film Festival + Calgary, Canada: Herland Film and Video Festival + Kingston, Canada: Reelout Queer Film/Video Festival + Toronto, Canada: Inside Out, Queer City Cinema, Images Festival, 8 fest + Halifax, Canada: Centre for Art Tapes + London, England: London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Trans*tastic: + Bologna, Italy: IMAGINARIA + Madrid, Spain: Festival del Mar + Barcelona, Spain: L’Alernativa + Berlin, Germany : Entzaubert Queer Film Festival, Diffraktion + Zurich, Germany: Offpride + Rome, Italy: Genderotica + Kyoto, Japan : Kansai Queer Film Festival + Mexico City, Mexico: Film Lab Conference + Oregon, USA: UO Queer Film Festival, A Mini Film Festival + Colorado, USA: TIE Film Festival + Albuquerque, USA: Experiments in Cinema
to make sense of this world
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