I secretly videoed my parents, in the process capturing two natural moments. Email me (lowrys@mail.uoguelph.ca) if you want the password to view the video.
Month: March 2016
Discussing Abstract Art
My parents were pulled away from their regular evening activities and sat down individually to discuss my most recent series of abstract paintings. They weren’t told to analyze them or criticize them, they were just told to talk about them. They also weren’t shown or told what the other had already said. This video reflects not only their relationship to me as their daughter and the art I produce, but also to how they go about viewing art in their own separate ways.
My Mother Destroys the Dining Room Hutch
Chelsea Birnie, My Mother Destroys the Dining Room Hutch, 2016
A one-shot video of my mother destroying the dining room hutch. A sledgehammer was used as the method of demolition.
Mom and Dad Arguing in Cantonese – Katie Cheung
Mom and Dad Arguing in Cantonese – Katie Cheung from Katie Cheung on Vimeo.
I secretly recorded my mom and dad having an argument in cantonese and I translated the whole argument into an english dialogue. I asked a couple, who are also my friends, to read out the dialogue without any context or understanding of what it is.
Ultrahustle Mom Party (After Rob Ring) – Alex Simons
<p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/158569864″>Ultrahustle Mom Party</a> from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/user47791484″>Alex Simons</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
In Rob Ring’s video piece, Ultrahustle Dance Party, the artist dances to the 70’s classic, “Do the Hustle”, playing on repeat for an entire hour in his basement.
In response to Ring’s video, I filmed my mom preforming a similar endurance task to a disco song from her past; the rules were adjusted towards her physical ability.
The Good and the Bad
This video shows the different relationships my roommates have with their parents. My first roommate’s parents are divorced, which he decides to speak about separately, the second struggles to find the positives as he does not like his parents much because they fight all the time, and third makes it sort of flowery because he does not see them often. They were interviewed separately, then reenacted by each other using the audio from the interviews to go overtop.
The Lens – Grace Esford
The Lens explores the relationship my father has to me as well as the relationship I have to the camera. The footage used is appropriated video from my father’s old videotapes that trace my development. Through this, my connection to the medium of video is emphasized.
Everything he did, and she didn’t – Andrew Mandaliti
Mum and Dad – Emma Welch
I recorded an open conversation with my parents about relationships and marriage. A week later I sat them back down to listen to the recording. This video documents their reaction to the recording.
ARE THINGS SWEETER WHEN THEY ARE LOST -Alexa Gargoum
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