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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…

Julie Bull, PhD, presents on Indigenous research – from their doctoral dissertation – where they did several unconventional things, like using poetry, to disrupt dominant notions of scholarly writing and scientific rigor. The presentation is also…

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…

In support of Shi Mawenzhu's MFA thesis. The black part is the interactive part which is designed to be viewed only in person. Total video length is 10 minutes.

Multimedia installation in support of Gemma Crowe's MFA thesis.

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’…

<p>*Disclaimer, Profanity is in the Piece* </p> <p>Producing the BC Quarantine Qapsule gave me not only a sense of community but a place of inspiration—gathering all the talented Asian Canadian’s in our Province, I was privy to the…

In support of Genevieve Robertson's thesis.

In support of Kathleen Roger's MFA thesis.

In support of Kathleen Roger's MFA thesis.

Recorded at Deer Lake Park, this piece focuses on the slower timescale of moss and decaying flora, speeding up time as leaves make ripples in a pond.

Ahọn Dudu is faced with the challenge of passing on a message that could cost him his life. He is forced to make a decision and navigate his way through disbelief and doubt from his own people- the people of Oke. ... This audio is part of my Master…

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…