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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

    Open Room

    • 1993
    • Alex Poruchnyk

    A video-audio environment in which the viewer is drawn by necessity into interacting with the piece.

    Open Room

    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

    When I Was a Kid

    • 1980
    • Alex Poruchnyk

    A child’s poem about time and space. A child closes its eyes, thinks about the world and tries to imagine if everything has been walked on. Are there any new ideas? Is everything known?

    When I Was a Kid

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