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A project by Annie Briard
With sound performance by Orcana
The Woōds is a handmade stop-motion installation explored by the viewer via mobile devices and Kinect, in ‘choose your own adventure’ style. Viewers can interact with the fictional character through text and movement, engaging different surreal narrative moments and actions. Through its playful interactivity and unique aesthetic, the work questions the limits between psycho and somatic planes, human-made worlds and nature, and structures of communication and domination. The Woōds was produced in association with Limbic Media.
VIVO is located in the homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples in a warehouse space at 2625 Kaslo Street south of East Broadway at the end of E 10th. Transit line 9 stops at Kaslo Street on Broadway. From the bus stop, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight decline. The closest skytrain station is Renfrew Station, which is three blocks south-east of VIVO and has an elevator. From there, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight incline. There is parking available at VIVO, including wheelchair access parking. There is a bike rack at the entrance. The front entrance leads indoors to a set of 7 stairs to the lobby.
A wheelchair ramp is located at the west side of the main entrance. The ramp has two runs: the first run is 20 feet long, and the second run is 26 feet. The ramp is 60 inches wide. The slope is 1:12. The ramp itself is concrete and has handrails on both sides. There is an outward swinging door (34 inch width) at the top of the ramp leading to a vestibule. A second outward swinging door (33 inch width) opens into the exhibition space. Buzzers and intercoms are located at both doors to notify staff during regular office hours or events to unlock the doors. Once unlocked, visitors can use automatic operators to open the doors.
There are two all-gender washrooms. One has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The other is a single room with a urinal and is wheelchair accessible: the door is 33 inches wide and inward swinging, without automation. The toilet has 11 inch clearance on the left side and a handrail.
To reach the bathrooms from the studio, exit through the double doors and proceed straight through the lobby and down the hall . Turn left, and the two bathrooms will be on your right side. The closest one has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The far bathroom is accessible.
Annie Briard is an artist and educator holding a BFA from Concordia University and a SSHRC-funded MAA in media arts from Emily Carr University (2013). Focusing on moving-image, installation and interactivity to explore visual perception and the role of wonderment in interpreting physical and internal worlds, she has exhibited her work in solo shows, festivals and screenings across Canada and internationally, and participated in residencies including White Rabbit Arts, the Banff Centre, and WEYA in England. She is an active arts organizer and member of the board for Montreal-based Studio XX and Art Contraste, and Vancouver’s Access Gallery. She is represented by Joyce Yahouda Gallery in Montreal.
Orcana is a Vancouver based project by Zelda Yake and K.L. Rattray. These artists have been collaborating since 2011, regularly experimenting and creating improvised noise and soundscapes. Orcana’s work comes from the creative exploration of electroacoustic sampling and the rudimentary manipulation of electric and acoustic instruments, centered around the aging and limited technology of the Casio SK-1.