BODY ARTS: INSIDES, OUTSIDES AND SIDESTEPS
Curated by Katherine Liberovskaya

The works were selected from the collections of Videographe and GIV video production and distribution centers in Montreal, Canada. Katherine Liberovskaya wishes to thank the organizations and the artists for the loan of their works for this program.

Que Sera Sera 
by Dominique Vézina, Québec, 1998, 2 min 36
Que Sera Sera is a video journal utilizing the self-portrait during the daily ritual of make-up application. Each entry is accompanied by the song Que Sera Sera sung by the protagonist and Doris Day. The structure of the video is determined by the reconstruction of the song.

Mascara
by Marik Boudreau, Petunia Alves, Quebec, 2001, 2 min
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La Porte du Soleil
by Ève-Lucie Bourque, Québec, 1999, 10 min 6s
Physical and psychic energy intertwine and fuse, presenting an escape from space/time. The dance becomes cosmic and resonates with archetypal images that call to the collective unconscious.
With : Anne Filion

F.U.I.T.E 
by Marie-Pascale Bélanger, Québec, 2002, 3 min
This work is part of a triptych that focuses upon the contemporary dancer, Maria Kéfirova. This segment of the triptych is without dialogue; the focus is placed solely upon dance. In a rehearsal studio, the dancer surrenders herself to movement. She escapes the banality of everyday life, filling the room with the poetry of movement.

L'Hygiène corporelle: pour une anthropologie de l'Homme moderne
Bodily Hygiene: An Anthropology of the Modern Man
by Laetitia Bourget, France, 1998, 9 min 30s
A series of daily routines punctuated by short phrases revealing advice on how to live, including instructions and slogans. Evocative of a collective intimacy.

Blueprint 
by Jeremy Drummond, Canada, 1999, 4 min
Blueprint examines the 21st century through the ironic and ridiculous concept of extreme anti-bacterial cleanliness. As we eradicate more bacteria than is healthy, we create " super-bugs " that have become immune to our cleaning products. This video parallels sexual stimulation with our cultural addiction to excessive washing. An addiction ingrained within us through the media-generated fear of a so-called " impure " and forever « imperfect» human body.

7121 Images du sexe de l'autre
7121 Images of the Other's Sexual Organ
by Laetitia Bourget, France, 2001, 5 min
The image of the other.

Master Libation
by Dayna McLeod, Québec, 2002, 4 min 50s
This rickety-sticky animation features a lusty naked lady who is hell bent on getting off. Frustrated by her limited cable offering, she searches every room of her home for an old beau: her life-size vibrator. A game of seduction ensues that appears to climax with our heroine riding her rocket date into space, but actually culminates when she discovers that her electronic lover has left an attachment behind. Comprised of lush, retro home interiors, found Internet simple line drawings, and video footage, Master Libation also features a snappy narrative peppered with sound effects and jazzy drum beats.

Stallworks: Act 2
by Jeremy Drummond, Canada, 1999, 2 min 16s
The soapy dildo slips and slides through the washers hands in a sensual and erotic manner while the soothing sound of running water fills the viewers ears. Derived from the study of 100 Polaroids of washroom graffiti, Stallworks Act 1, Stallworks Act 2 and Stallworks Act 3 form a relationship between filth and cleanliness, and sex and excrement. Drummond looks at these elements from differents perspectives and in relation to his own subjectivity.

Spit 
by Jeremy Drummond, Canada, 2000, 2 min 27s
In an attempt to recodify the regulations governing our bobily fluids, Spit celebrates the joys of so-called " distasteful " act and exists within the beauty of the action.

Stallworks: Act 3
by Jeremy Drummond, Canada, 1999, 2 min 16s
The public washroom is a space where people can be alone with their «dirty» thoughts and actions. It is a space that allows us to express ourselves while remaining anonymous. This video depicts a public bathroom vandal at work in his «gallery». Derived from the study of 100 Polaroids of washroom graffiti, Stallworks Act 1, Stallworks Act 2 and Stallworks Act 3 form a relationship between filth and cleanliness, and sex and excrement. Drummond looks at these elements from differents perspectives and in relation to his own subjectivity.

Recyclage
Recycling 
by Laetitia Bourget, France, 1999, 3 min
A demonstration that involves the recycling of excrement to turn it into decorative objects. An ironic stance concerning the duality of the being which houses both the body and spirit, aligned with the contrast between object material and art object.
  
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