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    • The Proposal

    The Proposal

    • 1979
    • 00h 12m 26s
    • Alex Poruchnyk
    • Rent $300
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    Synopsis

    Who is up there? Who is at the top? This endeavor to move from one place to another was influenced by Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” in which a character travels through an unknown landscape.

    Categories

    • Experimental,
    • Body,
    • History,
    • Identity,
    • Literature,
    • Performance,
    • Photography

    Shooting Format

    • Umatic (3/4")

    Languages

    • English

    Additional Details

    • Voice-Over,
    • Colour,
    • Sound

    Available Subtitle

    • None

    Region

    • Manitoba

    Screening Formats

    • DVD,
    • H.264

    Credits

    • Artist: Alex Poruchnyk

    Provided By

    • Video Pool Media Arts Centre

    More By Alex Poruchnyk

    Face March

    • 1984
    • Vern Hume, Alex Poruchnyk

    A grandmother spends one year gathering news coverage of war, thinking about a silent army. The results strip away all of broadcast television’s trappings. All we are left with are people in conflict, people in pain, people afraid for the future, leaders coming and going, and new leaders coming and going. Original soundtrack by Hume and Poruchnyk.

    Face March

    The Cube

    • 1984
    • Alex Poruchnyk

    This is a documentation of a sculptural performance installation mounted at Arthur St. Gallery in 1978. The culmination of a one-year preparation period involving study, weightlifting, yoga, and aerobics, this piece was a forerunner of contemporary endurance performances.

    The Cube

    Live Wire

    • 1982
    • Alex Poruchnyk

    An exercise of choice in a system where the paradox is that you always have one. The problem of certain alternatives is only realized by people with their backs to the wall.

    Live Wire

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