Skawennati, "Five Roses," 2013
Machinimagraph from TimeTraveller™, inkjet print 86cm x 152cm (33.75" x 60”) Image courtesy Skawennati / ELLEPHANT @skawennati @ellephantart
Toronto's Images Festival, which runs from April 16 to April 22, has announced highlights of its exhibitions and screenings.
It includes Jess Dobkin (Wetrospective) at the Art Gallery of York University; Silvia Kolbowski (A Few Howls Again) at Gallery 44; and Aleesa Cohene (Kathy) at shell.
Meanwhile, Ricarda Roggan (KINO) is at the Goethe-Institut Toronto; Danielle Hyde, Jaene F. Castrillon, Kate Meawasige, Louis Esmé (Thaumaturgy) at Tangled Art Gallery; and Beck G-Osborne, Maddie Alexander, Nala Ismacil, and Dana Buzzee (behind the curtain) at Xpace Cultural Centre.
The keynote speaker is American film scholar and critic Girish Shambu, who will focus on 21st-century film culture.
This year’s Canadian Spotlight will present the nine-episode machinima (machine+cinema) series TimeTraveller™ (2008-2013) created by Kahnawa:ke-born, Montreal-based multimedia artist Skawennati.
The Images Festival is a popular platform for the exhibition of independent film and media art, attracting some 30,000 people each year.
This year will see 20 in-cinema programs, 16 gallery exhibitions, 15 public program events and five live performances.
For information, go to www.imagesfestival.com.
Source: Images Festival