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<\/a>This disconnect brought rise to Antimatter, an experimental media art festival that\u2019s now in its 17th year. According to Eacrett, Antimatter hopes to bring something different to the Victoria arts scene.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we hope to accomplish is bringing to Victoria audiences a range of media work,\u201d says Eacrett, \u201cwhether film, video, and, in some cases, sound-based, that they\u2019re really not going to be able to see otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eacrett believes the festival brings viewers more than they can find on their computer screen.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven in these days where everyone has access to everything on the internet, there\u2019s a difference to seeing it on your phone and seeing it on a big screen with a room full of people,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Another unique aspect about Antimatter is its diversity, says Eacrett.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have 20 or so countries represented this year, and there\u2019s about 140 pieces in the festival,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
This makes for a truly unique experience. Eacrett says that with the huge body of work, there\u2019s something that should appeal to almost everyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cI encourage people to come out and check and see what\u2019s on different nights,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Scott Fitzpatrick, whose work is being shown at the festival for the fourth time, says that Antimatter has lots to offer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI appreciate their programming; it\u2019s really diverse and they show so much,\u201d says Fitzpatrick. \u201cIt\u2019s a great place to go see stuff, whether local or international, and I really like the vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fitzpatrick appreciates Antimatter\u2019s efforts to support a wide range of work.<\/p>\n
\u201cAntimatter has always been really good at fostering these kinds of pop-up film communities across the country; they don\u2019t just pander to the big cities,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
The unique nature of Antimatter is the perfect place for something like Fitzpatrick\u2019s direct animation.<\/p>\n
\u201cDirect animation is the process of creating a moving image by taking a clear celluloid and affixing something to it, either by scratching or painting on it,\u201d explains Fitzpatrick.<\/p>\n
Fitzpatrick\u2019s film The Pieced Quilt<\/i> is focused on print-based work and is a good example of the fest\u2019s experimentalism.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a film adaptation of a catalogue of American quilts. I took Scotch tape and lifted everything off the book and put it onto 16mm film,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s all repeating patterns and freeze patterns created by these photographs of quilts.\u201d<\/p>\n