Heroics
Installation and single channel videos
Heroics: Single Channel Video
Vancouver 1984 36:00
The Heroics series is an attempt to examine the heroism of women through a montage of still photos and visuals intercut with excerpts from approximately 30 women’s stories about their sense of personal power and endurance. It was motivated by the artist’s concern that heroism is male defined and that male language selects experiences and events within the context of patriarchal definitions of courage.
Heroics Installation: Video Components
Vancouver 1984 16:00
Contains answers to the questions: What is a hero/heroine? What are you afraid of? Who or what inspires you? Do you have a dream or aspiration?
Vancouver 1984 22:00
Stories of women’s attempts to creatively solve problems in their lives, or to work in a way that they control, and which expresses their creative power.
Vancouver 1984 20:00
The women in this section have all taken risks in their lives to provide examples to others.
Vancouver 1984 38:00
Relates stories of women’s ability to survive despite difficult and sometimes life-threatening situations.
Vancouver 1984 40:00
The stories related in this section – from confronting death to survivng and leaving a battering partner, to winning a Grade Twelve certificate – concern women turning difficult situations around.
Vancouver 1984 35:00
This tape is about consciously initiating risky action for a principle. Included are stories dealing with the refusal to be bullied by violence, sexism, or adversity.
Documentation
Heroics installation
Documents
Interview with Sara Diamond about Heroics
Video Guide Vol. 7 No. 5 [#35]
Interview with Diamond re Heroics by Lisa Hebert.
2-pages excerpts from Heroics
Description: An interview with Sara Diamond about her video work, Heroics.
Title: [Interview with Sara Diamond about Heroics – 1/1]
Creator: Diamond, Sara
Contributor: Diamond, Sara, Lisa [surname unknown]
Subject: Women–Employment–British Columbia ; Women labor union members–British Columbia ; Women–Employment–British Columbia–History–20th century
Date Created: c. 1984
Type: Audio recording
Genre: Interviews
Extent: 1 audio cassette
Format: audio/mp3
Language: English
Identifier: SD_WLHP_Heroics_011_01_SideA_01
Is Part Of: Sara Diamond fonds
Series: Women’s Labour History Project
Source: Original Format: The VIVO Media Arts Centre. Crista Dahl Media Library & Archives. Sara Diamond fonds.
Rights: Media provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use of this media must be obtained from the Crista Dahl Media Library & Archives.