Bio Simon Hughes graduated from the University of Manitoba School of Art in 1996. His paintings and video works have been shown in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. Works Eldorado 1995 Simon Hughes Lavish sets and outdated television technologies add to the drama of this postcolonial retelling of a timeworn myth of pillage and adventure. A brave conqueror, a pious bishop and their faithful ass, embark on a quest for gold. They encounter a tumultuous, swirling sea, a fearsome pagan priestess, bizarre and ghastly religious rites, a jungle of man-eating plants, a smoldering volcano and the dreaded “Anus of Woe”. Awakening of Desire 1997 Simon Hughes In a quiet suburb, a duck and a donkey converse about nuclear experiments and the constraints of marriage. Later, the donkey discovers a shocking scene which seems to awaken his desire. Nocturne 1995 Simon Hughes, Jonathan Izen A ghost passes by night through the domain of the living, where he finds a landscape of pathos elucidated through the miracle of poor special effects.