{"id":7853,"date":"2013-10-16T08:45:29","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T15:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=7853"},"modified":"2013-10-17T09:50:59","modified_gmt":"2013-10-17T16:50:59","slug":"victorias-antimatter-media-fest-features-interesting-juxtapositions-for-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2013\/10\/16\/victorias-antimatter-media-fest-features-interesting-juxtapositions-for-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria’s Antimatter media fest features interesting juxtapositions for 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chalk adorns its sidewalks like paint on the Sistine Chapel\u2019s ceiling, and classic music floods the inner harbour from an entire orchestra floating on a barge: this is Victoria.<\/p>\n

In a city full of such diverse art, it seems only natural that 16 years ago Todd Eacrett and his team created Antimatter [Media Art].<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to move into a more media art, experimental direction,\u201d says Eacrett. \u201cSo we started this festival that was very much about innovation, and anti-Hollywood and censorship.\u201d<\/p>\n

They started with 60 to 70 pieces shown for five days; today they have close to 150 pieces that run for just over two weeks. The variation in media has expanded, too: there are installation pieces that have more of an exhibition quality, and film pieces with performance elements.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresenting the pieces is part of the challenge, but also part of the fun,\u201d says Eacrett. \u201cFinding works that have a kind of relationship to each other, or can play off each other. Not necessarily similar, but have some interesting juxtapositions, whether it\u2019s stylistic or ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

For example, American artist Jodie Mack created a unique piece called Dusty Stacks of Mom: The Poster Project,<\/i> which explores the decline of her mother\u2019s mailorder poster business. The animated posters electrify the screen while she sings original lyrics live to Pink Floyd\u2019s Dark Side of the Moon.<\/i><\/p>\n

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A sneak peek at Dusty Stacks of Mom: The Poster Project<\/em> proves this is going to be one trippy fest (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Artists from the USA, Europe, Asia, and Latin America construct a global picture of the media art world today at Antimatter. But this multicultural collision can also pose logistical problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo years ago,\u201d recalls Eacrett, \u201cthere was a woman whose work we were showing from Mexico. She didn\u2019t speak much English, but we speak a little Spanish. We managed with lots of hand gestures and nodding. Again, it\u2019s part of the fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Discovering how<\/i> an artist created an idea, what techniques they used to bring it to life, is a large part an arts festival. Instead of artist talks or lectures, Antimatter is hosting media salons: informal social events for the artists and the public to share ideas over refreshments.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the media salons are a really rewarding experience for the public, and for the artists,\u201d says Eacrett. \u201cThey might be working in a certain amount of isolation; it\u2019s important for them to get feedback and share their practice, as it were.\u201d<\/p>\n

Antimatter [Media Art]
\nOctober 18 to November 3
\nVarious locations and prices
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Chalk adorns its sidewalks like paint on the Sistine Chapel\u2019s ceiling, and classic music floods the inner harbour from an entire orchestra floating on a barge: this is Victoria. In a city full of such diverse art, it seems only natural that 16 years ago Todd Eacrett and his team created Antimatter [Media Art]. \u201cWe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-october-16-2013"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t