Language: English / no dialogue

An experimental triptych filmed in Super 8 and 16mm over a four-year period, “Phenomena” continues an evolving preoccupation with landscape and celluloid practices. Three scenes are observed: a snowstorm in downtown Ottawa (where the artist lives), a gentle winter thaw on a bog in Eastern Ontario, and the raging Ottawa river during spring run-off. The simple act of observation is transformed into a post-modern cataloging of events, prompting the viewer to wonder to what extent the natural world and phenomena can exist unmediated in filmed representation. ———- Triptyque expérimental tourné en super-8 et en 16 mm sur une période de…