4 PLANET OF THE ARTS | Novemper 1995

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IIlustration: Tsyn Low

Interview with

The Vampires

(anonymous)

I was going to my interview for
ECIAD, coming from Camosun
College. It was an interview for
2nd year film with Jan-Marie
Martell, Dennis Burke and David
Rimmer. I showed them my video,
and after it was finished they
went, “oh ya? thanks...” Then |
was sitting down talking to them,
and I was really nervous, trying to
explain my video to them. All of a
sudden this flash goes off in front
of my face, and I look up and
Dennis has taken a Polaroid
picture of me. Jan-Marie started
giving him shit, telling him how
rude that was. Then when the
Polaroid picture appeared, they all
laughed at it because I was in
mid-sentence and looking really
flustered when he took the photo.
Then they were really condescend-
ing, grumpy, and seemed like they
didn’t want to be there, and didn’t
want to talk to me. I didn’t end up
getting into the program, but I
don’t think I’d want to be in it
after that interview.

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Audio/Visual Hell
(Robin Barr, 4th year Film/Video)

One time when I was doing a
shoot, I was putting some of the
gear in my car. I got in my car,
closed the doors, backed up, and I
heard this ‘bump’ And so |
stopped the car, got out, and |
guess I ran over... I ran over the
video camera. uh oh, don’t tell
him this— Phil’s walking by... ok. I
ran over the edge of the pack, and
I didn’t wreck anything. I was
quite lucky. That’s a horror story.

Audio/Visual Hell, II
(Phil Jones, A/V staff)

We've found all sorts of A/V
equipment like boom poles, video
cameras, 35mm cameras, that
people have just left there on
Granville Island. Stu actually
found a piece of equipment up at
12th and Cambie that he recog-
nized and brought back. Once we
get the equipment back,
we like to get a
hold of the
people who'd
signed them
out, and
reiterate to
them the
importance
of taking
good care of
the equip-
ment and always
having it on their
person and not forgetting
it. We then put the fear of
God into them.

Audio/Visual

Hell, Ill
(Phil Jones)

A photography
student who
was in 4th
year (who will
remain name-
less at this
time), tapped
into a 340 volt
circuit and pro-
ceeded to disas-
semble a junction
box, which was live.
He was on a ladder,
14 feet in the air above
the ground at the time.
He soon found himself
on the ground.
Scratching his head, he
promptly left the College
and went out to have a
good stiff drink.

Thefts-R-Us
(Alex Cram, 3rd year Photo)

Last year, in 2nd year photo, all of
my liquid light photographs went
‘missing’ off the drying racks.
There were 10 or 12 of them. I put
up posters and told everybody in
the photo department what hap-
pened, cried, complained, stomped
my feet, and then started over. The
photo department considered com-
pensating me for the material
costs, but that never happened and
I didn’t follow it up. I was pretty
discouraged... I guess I’m pretty
naive, because I trust people, and
leave my belongings everywhere.
Also, last week, my Willie Nelson
mug got stolen. It’s really impor-
tant to me. Even more important
than last year’s lost photographs. I
think it was stolen from the print-
making studio spaces, off of a
counter. I left it there and when I|
came back it was gone. It’s a white
mug with the word ‘Willie’ in the
shape of the U.S.A. in stars and
stripes. It’s a very, very sentimen-
tal belonging. I have a great
attachment to it, so if possible,
whoever has it, could you please
return it, even anonymously, to
Planet of the Arts.

ECIAD Immobility

Program
(Linda Szasz, 3rd year Studio)

I’m a transfer student from
Camosun College in Victoria. I
came to Emily Carr because of its
exchange program. When I started
classes last year, I asked several
times for information about the
exchange program, and I was
assured that I would receive notice
in my mailbox, not to worry, and
that it all happens in the spring.
So the time rolls around, and
people are talking about the
exchange program, and I’m think-
ing, “well, I'll get notification
about it.” Someone tells me that
the deadline had just passed yes-
terday. So I go marching into the
office and tell them that I’ve
missed the deadline, and didn’t
receive any notification, and I was
basically told to fuck off (not in so
many words), and I hit a brick
wall. I had to get people to vouch
for me that I wasn’t a lying
student who’s just trying to
shmooze. So I was given 24 hours
to put together an application
package, needless to say it wasn’t
a very good package, and I didn’t
get into the exchange program. I
wanted to go to Australia.

Bike Troubles
(Paxton Downard, 3rd year Photo)

I had my bike locked up to Emily
Carr’s bike racks for a few days,
and found out that they were
changing them ‘cause they were
red, and ECIAD wanted blue ones.
I came back to get my bike, and it
was missing. I went to the goons
in the rubber suits at the Granville
Island Maintenance shop, and they
said they didn’t know what hap-
pened. They said there was
nothing they could do, that it was
stolen. It turns out that Granville
Island Maintenance had just cut
off my lock, and left my bike
there. Luckily, some kind soul saw
my bike sitting there vulnerably,
and had it put into ECIAD
Facilities. Three weeks later some
came by and said, “hey, there’s a
bike in the boiler room,” and it
was mine. This all happened about
1 month after ECIAD circulated a
memo warning us about bike
thieves around Granville Island. I
think there’s a lack of understand-
ing and not much tact on behalf
of Granville Island.

Indigestion
(anonymous)

Samosas give me gas. | think it’s
all those peas.

Gary’s Rubbish Removal
(Cal Cooper, 2nd year Painting)

At the end of Foundation, last
year, I had finished a 15 foot wide
drawing that I’d been working on
for 4 months. It was supposed to
go into the Foundation Show. I
had it leaning beside my locker for
one week for storage. There was a
warning posted up that said that
anything on top of lockers in the
Foundation hallway would be
thrown out at the end of that
week. I got to school at noon on
the day of that deadline and my
drawing had already been thrown
out! This only happens in Ist year.

Bike Troubles, II
(Jeremy Mendes, 4th year Sublime)

Last year at the end of the year, I
was trying to get my work done,
and I was in the metal-shop
working. I was busy coming and
going, and hadn't locked my bike
up, so I went outside to check it
out, and put a lock on it or bring
it inside. I come outside, and my
bike’s lying on the ground, and I
get closer, and the back wheel’s
been taken off. I though, “wow,
someone's stolen my wheel.” I got
even closer and | realized that the
front and rear derailleurs had been
totally smashed off of it, and I’m
like, “holy crap, what the hell is
goin’ on?!” I look even closer, and
someone had sawed through my
frame at the back. I’m taking all

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picture of me. Jan-Marie started him this~ Phil's walking by... ok. 1
‘giving him shi, telling him how ran over the edge of the pack, and
rude that was. Then when the [didn't wreck anything. I was

Polaroid picture appeared, they all quite lucky. That’ a horror story.
laughed at it because Iwas in
mid-sentence and looking really
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en they were really condescend-(phit Jones, A/V st
ing grumpy, and semed ike they (tienes: A/V sal
did't want to be there, and didn't We've found all sorts of A/V
want fo talk to me.I didn’t end up equipment like boom pote, video

Setting into the program, but | cameras, 35mm cameras, that
don't think Pd want to be in it __people have just left there on
after that interview. Granville Island. Stu actually

found a piece of equipment up at
12th and Cambie that he recog
nized and brought back. Once we
et the equipment back,
we like to get a
hold of the
people who'd
signed them
out, and

them the
Importance
of taking
ood care of
the equip-
‘ment and always
having it on their

person and not forgetting
1 We then put the fear of
God into them,

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Audio/Visual

Hell, 1
(Phil Jones)
‘A photography
student who
was in th
‘year (who wil
less at this
time), tapped
to 2340 volt
circuit and pro-
ceeded to disas-
semble a junction
box, which was live
He was on a ladder,
14 feet in the air above
the ground atthe time
He soon found himself
on the ground.
Scratching his head, he
promply left the College
and went out to have a
ood stiff drink.

Thefts-R-Us
(Aler Cram, 3rd year Photo)

Last yea, in 2nd year photo, all of
iy liquid light photographs went
‘missing’ off the drying racks.
There were 10 or 12 of them. | put
up posters and told everybody in
the photo department what hap-
pened, cried, complained, stomped
nny feet, and then started over. The
photo department considered com=
pensating me forthe material
‘costs, but that never happened and
1 didn't follow it up. 1 was pretty
discouraged... 1 guess 'm pretty
naive, because I trust people, and
leave my belongings everywhere.
Also, last week, my Willie Nelson
‘mug got stolen, I's really impor-
tant to me, Even more important
than last year’s lost photographs. 1
think it was stolen from the print-
making studio spaces, off of a
counter. [lft i there and when I
came back it was gone. IfS a white
‘mug with the word ‘Willie’ in the
shape of the USA. in stars and
stripes. I's a very, very sentimen-
tal belonging, I have a great
attachment to it, s0 if possible,
whoever has it, could you please
retum it, even anonymously, to
Planet of the Ants.

ECIAD Immobility

Program
(Linda Seas, 3rd year Studio)

1m a transfer student from
‘Camosun College in Victoria. 1
came to Emily Carr because ofits
‘exchange program. When I started
clases last year, I asked several
times for information about the
‘exchange program, and I was
assured that | would receive notice
in my mailbox, not to worry, and
that i all happens in the spring
So the time rolls around, and
people are talking about the
exchange program, and I'm
ing, “well, get notification
about i.” Someone tells me that
the deadline had just passed yes-
terday. So I go marching into the
office and tell them that I've
missed the deadline, and didn't
receive any notification, and I was
basically told to fuck off (notin so
‘many words), and I hit a brick
wall, Thad to get people to vouch
for me that | wasnt a lying
student who's jut trying to
shmooze. So was given 24 hours
to put together an application
package, needless fo say it wasn't
a very good package, and I didn't
{et into the exchange program. I
wanted (0 go to Australia,

nk

Bike Troubles
(Paxton Downard, 3rd year Photo)

had my bike locked up to Emily
Car's bike racks for a few days,
and found out that they were
changing them ‘cause they were
red, and ECIAD wanted biue ones.
Teame back to get my bike, and it
was missing. I went to the goons
in the rubber suits at the Granville
Island Maintenance shop, and they
said they didn't know what hap-
pened, They said there was,
nothing they could do, that it was
stolen, It tums out that Granville
Island Maintenance had just cut
off my lock, and left my bike
there. Luckily, some kind soul saw
my bike sitting there vulnerably,
and had it put into ECLAD
Facilites. Taree weeks later some
‘came by and said, “hey, there's a
bike in the boiler room,” and it
as mine. Tis all happened about
T month after ECIAD circulated a
‘memo warning us about bike
thieves around Granville Island. 1
think there's a lack of understand
ing and not much tact on behalf
of Granville Islan.

Indigestion
(anonymous)

‘Samosas give me gas. | think its
all those peas.

Gary's Rubbish Removal
(Cal Cooper, 2nd year Painting)

‘At the end of Foundation, last
‘year, Uhad finished a 15 foot wide
drawing that Pd been working on
for 4 months. It was supposed to
fo into the Foundation Show. 1
had It Ieaning beside my locker for
fone week for storage. There was a
warning posted up that sald that
anything on top of lockers in the
Foundation hallway would be
thrown out atthe end of that
week. I got to school at noon on
the day of that deadline and my
drawing had already been thrown
‘out! This only happens in Ist year

Bike Troubles, II
eremy Mendes, 4th year Sublime)

Last year at the end of the year, 1
was trying to get my work done,
and I was in the metal-shop
working. I was busy coming and
going, and hadn't locked my bike
Up, so I went outside to check it
cout, and puta lock on it oF bring
it inside. I come outside, and my
bike's lying on the ground, and I
fet closer, and the back wheel's
been taken off | though, “wow,
someone's stolen my wheel." I got
even closer and I realized that the
front and rear derailleurs had been
totally smashed off of it, and I'm
like, “holy crap, what the hell is
goin’ on?!” I look even closer, and
someone had sawed through my
frame at the back. 'm taking all
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