Sliding off the Edge of the World

Saturday, August 3, 9:00 pm, @ The Middle Dam

Programmed by Clint Enns

still from The Yodeling Farmer – Maryniuk & Scoles, 2011

The edge of the world, the place where the sun goes to rest. Although we no longer worry about falling off the edge of the world, borders still seem to constrain us. Christopher Columbus knew the Earth was round when he proposed to reach India by sailing west from Spain, despite the fact that Catholic theologians insisted the Earth was flat. In these films and videos, technological, aesthetic, spiritual and ethnographic boundaries are examined, explored and expanded. Remember the mantra of the Magic Eye poster? We must look beyond the image to experience worlds we never imagined to exist.

still from Gains + Losses – Leslie Supnet, 2011

still from It’s the Norval Morrisseau, Jackson Beardy, Carl Ray, Eddy Cobiness, Daphne Odjig, Joe Sanchez and Alex Janvier Show – Darryl Nepinak, 2011

still from On Being Selfish – Mark Pellegrino, 2010

still from Dan Carter -Alison S. M. Kobayashi, 2006