I had used contact mics in 2018 as part of a residency sponsored by Media@McGill at Ada X in Montreal with Nik Forrest and Jackie Gallant. We were experimenting with my vaginal canal as recording studio and did some recordings to figure out what Uterine Concert Hall was and was not using a contact mic […]
I made this video at the “Embodying the Video Essay” workshop at Bowdoin College in July, 2023. The exercise, designed by Dayna McLeod, had a list of parameters with the aim of reorienting participants with their media object(s) for use in the workshop, particularly with regards to sound. Details about the exercise can be found […]
A supercut exercise for “Embodying the Video Essay” workshop at Bowdoin College 2023.
Initially, I used various levels of opacity to create a much more sentimental supercut about masculine movement and gay desire. I also excerpted a song from “Call Me by Your Name” that emphasized sentimentality (see embodied supercut #1). But then I decided I wanted to do something more formal than felt, restricting myself to the […]
I made this video in preparation for attending the “Embodying the Video Essay” workshop at Bowdoin College in July, 2023. The exercise, designed by Dayna McLeod, had a list of parameters with the aim of re-familiarizing participants with the main media object they would explore during the workshop. Details about the exercise can be found […]
Made in advance of ‘Embodying the Video Essay’ workshop, Bowdoin College, July 2023. Based on an audiovisual exercise designed by Dayna McLeod. For research purposes only.
I started off this supercut thinking I wanted to collect instances of characters touching each other in Thelma and Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991). However, because I didn’t want to re-show any part of the attempted rape scene, I started cutting out all of the men and focused on when Thelma and Louise touch each other. […]
