For Aria Andreyev worked with canine collaborators, Sugi and Tom, to explore an archetypal Canadian landscape—Banff National Park. The narrative climaxes with Tom pictured singing a canine aria, a sonic expression of emotional connection to the environment.
Aria, an operatic form with origins in 18th century Italian music, is defined as a long accompanied song by a solo voice. The aria...
In Bikeride, the canine point of view is presented in relation to the urban landscape of Vancouver. Bikeride is informed by the everyday activities with dogs, Tom and Sugi. The project details the canines’ actions in relation to urban geography as they run through the city beside the artist riding her bike. Bikeride emphasizes the dog as an urban animal in landscape...
The Screen Tests are a pair of videos of canine collaborators, Tom and Sugi. The title quotes the series of films by Andy Warhol depicting close-up living portraits of his friends. As in Warhol’s works, the Screen Tests are slow-motion studies detailing minute changes of expression, and the subject’s self-consciousness in front of the camera. Each Screen Test provides...
The Screen Tests are a pair of videos of canine collaborators, Tom and Sugi. The title quotes the series of films by Andy Warhol depicting close-up living portraits of his friends. As in Warhol’s works, the Screen Tests are slow-motion studies detailing minute changes of expression, and the subject’s self-consciousness in front of the camera. Each Screen Test provides...
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