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Artist Talk | Kiran Bhumber + Nancy Lee

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A public talk by the interactive + performance artists, followed by the presentation of a VR dance project.

When

Mar 5, 2019 5:00pm – 6:00pm

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Reliance Theatre

Bhumber and Lee will be presenting on their interdisciplinary collaborative practice, which spans mediums such as VR, sound, film, performance and interaction design. The core and essential identity of their artistic identity is community engagement and education.

New Media Sound Arts faculty member Peter Bussigel will host the event. A Q+A will follow the artists’ presentation.

Kiran Bhumber is a media artist, composer, musician and educator based in Vancouver, Canada. Kiran constructs interactive installations and performance systems that allow performers and audiences to engage with themes relating to cultural memory, embodiment and nostalgia. She has performed and presented her works throughout North America, Asia, Europe and Australia including conferences and festivals such as MUTEK, The International Symposium on Electronic (ISEA), The Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, International Conference on Live Coding, and New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME).

Nancy Lee is a curator of interactions and live events, crafting spaces that stimulate behavioural dynamics. Recently completing a residency at The Dance Centre, she accomplished research for directing the virtual reality dance film Tidal Traces which was produced by the National Film Board. An award-winning filmmaker, Nancy has worked as a documentarian and advocacy journalist with different global health initiatives as well as with Vancouver’s Chinese-Canadian community. Lee has performed and presented her work internationally, including at the Cannes Film Festival, MUTEK (Japan), SXSW, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, and the conference New Interfaces for Musical Expression (Brisbane.) Nancy is co-founder of Chapel Sound Art Foundation, and is named one of BC’s Most Influential Women in STEM for 2018.

Bhumber and Lee’s collaborative work was initiated with the project Pendula, and continues with a VR dance project which they’re planning on sharing with the audience at their artists’ talk event.


This event is part of The Time, Light + Sound Series 2019 spring schedule of guest artists. Curator Lorelei Pepi has crafted a special focus on the theme of “Collaborative Spirit” which suffuses much of this semester’s line-up. Artists are capable of astounding acts of creativity, and their ideas and energies are often amplified and transformed when working in crews, ensembles and collectives.

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