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Rita Wong talks about how rivers and their guardians can teach us so much about how to be humbly human in this precarious moment. From illegitimate pipelines on unceded Coast Salish land, to fertile valleys and destructive hydro dams in Dane Zaa…

Considering citation ethics and professional standards: Documenting collaborations and acknowledging contributions to research. This presentation is a part of a collaborative series between Emily Carr University of Art and Design (ECU) and OCAD…

Filmed in Snezhinsk, Russia, this piece observes a change in the environment as snow comes to blanket the local flora. Wind, perhaps as an agent of this change, is featured heavily, moving quietly over a pond, stirring among a spiderweb.

Recorded at Alice Lake in Squamish, Yumeng's piece is floral and fungal, focusing on mats of moss, mushrooms sprouting from logs, and ending with an undulating mass of leaves and detritus.

A movement between several distinct flora of Blue Mountain Park, and the insects gathered within. Pillbugs and ants dance within bark recesses, bees hover among windswept flowers.

The motions of the titular windy forest serve as a backdrop for several small, gentle displays. The slow drift of a mat of moss over a pond, ants marching between looming thorns, finally coming to rest on the stillness of a translucent-winged…

Cecily Nicholson speaks about her relationship with education and research, and shares some examples of community-based research practices that she’s worked with: Red Women Rising, the Open Access Foundation for Arts & Culture (OAFAC), and Emma’…

In support of Genevieve Robertson's thesis.

I wrote this piece in March of 2020, in response to the news, and how Covid was impacting our sense of community and way of life. It was just after all the houses of worship were closed. I created 3 in my 2020 Series and uploaded them on YouTube,…

The inspiration of “The Wall Speaks” is first sparked by the conversation between Sarah and her mentor, Dr Cissie Fu on how the pandemic can magnify or shrink oneself. Sarah remembered when hate language/racial slurs were painted on a wall near her…

Our piece 'Smoke and Mirrors" is a collage of movement and emotion that expresses how we felt during quarantine. It is an intimate, visual dance film about the longing for one’s touch, the inescapable desire to connect with another person…

In support of Hoda Hamouda's Master of Design thesis.

The people of Oke respond to Ahọn Dudu’s warning. ... This audio is part of my Master of Design thesis project which uses Yorùbá storytelling to speak about my experience with lack of black communal culture here in Vancouver, Canada. In the story,…

"""COVID・Snowfall・nin4 jaa6 cat1"" is a 2 minutes silent short film about COVID-19 quarantine and family connection. The film is inspired by an original voice message sent by my father about being cautious of the COVID-19…

In support of Ashley Huang's MFA thesis. Earthenware, Video, and Sound. "Humpback whale vocalization provided courtesy of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Gabriele, Christine. “Glacier Bay humpback whale song November 2020. National…

Whether warped in reflection by ripples across the lake, or moving over a flower, light is a major player in this piece. Recorded at sunset at Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park, light makes its movement evident across throughout the duration.

This composition begins with a primary focus on the smooth, languid motions of a crystal-clear stream, then finds itself in a still moment of contemplation with a katydid and an ant, washing her antennae. Recorded at Invergarry Park in Surrey.

In support of Kelly Small's MDes thesis.

In support of Giulia de Oliveira Borba's MDES thesis.

Prototype for interspecies new media performance, 01:30 min excerpt Yellow Ball is part of an experimental series of performances called Canine Haiku. The series draws attention to intentionality and expressiveness of nonhumans, and relational…

These podcasts function as mapping based in oral storytelling, a way to share some the conversations and research that are the foundation to all of the Mapping East Van projects.

In preparation for his story, Ahọn Dudu introduces you to the place he resides, Oke. He is about to story tell a series of events that he experienced in Oke. ... This audio is part of my Master of Design thesis project which uses Yorùbá storytelling…

A pensive study of the shoreline focusing first on small movements of sand and water, then moving out into the water amongst kelp and algae, with appearances made by small flies and crabs.