digital art – Video Pool Media Arts Centre

i.o with Darcy Bunio

On May 19th, limitless percussionist i.o (Victoria) returns to The Output for a live collaboration with guitarist Darcy Bunio, following their stunning 2022 duet. Don’t miss this opportunity to see two of Canada’s finest improvisers working at the limits of their instruments, with a solo performance from i.o.

A small gallery with seven speakers hanging from the ceiling, forming a circle in the middle of the gallery. The view is from behind the speaker circle.

There is a Point at Which Methods Devour Themselves || Pedro Oliveira

Video Pool Media Arts Centre has teamed up with Send + Receive: A Festival of Sound to present a multi-channel sound piece by Pedro Oliveira. “There is a Point at Which Methods Devour Themselves” (2020) is a multi-channel sound piece on the limits and failures of machine and human listening. Commissioned by the Max-Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (Frankfurt, DE).

Örjan Sandred and Max Sandred | Sonic Trails: Lockdown

“Sonic Trails : Lockdown” is a multimedia installation reflecting on a city in Covid-19 lockdown. Using algorithms for Artificial Intelligence, a visitor is transferred between concrete and abstract experiences in a 3-dimensional world created through projections on semi-transparent screens and a multi-channel loudspeaker system. The installation is created by Max and Örjan Sandred and is based on material recorded during the 2021 pandemic in Winnipeg.

ITAPI Call For Applications

Video Pool Media Arts Centre has a call for submissions for Indigenous artists of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories that are working with various forms of audio-video, immersive technology (VR/360), and multimedia in their artwork and films to apply for a 2-week residency in Winnipeg, Manitoba between May 11 – 25, 2022.

Azimuth Nitehi | Dallas Flett Wapash + Taylor McArthur

Commissioned by VP during the pandemic, the dynamic duo of Dallas + Taylor developed Azimuth Nitehi, a combination of Nakota and Swampy Cree that roughly translates to “Moving Hearts.”

Azimuth Nitehi is an online experience being launched on November 5th and brought to life in exhibition form in Poolside Gallery.