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    Live Wire

    • 1982
    • 00h 07m 05s
    • Alex Poruchnyk
    • Rent $200
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    Synopsis

    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.

    Categories

    • Experimental,
    • Short

    Shooting Format

    • Umatic (3/4")

    Languages

    • English

    Additional Details

    • Voice-Over,
    • Colour,
    • Sound

    Available Subtitle

    • None

    Region

    • Manitoba

    Screening Formats

    • DVD,
    • 3/4 tape (umatic),
    • H.264

    Credits

    • Artist: Alex Poruchnyk

    Provided By

    • Video Pool Media Arts Centre

    More By Alex Poruchnyk

    Dock-Watch-Bay

    • 2002
    • Alex Poruchnyk

    Weather vanes can be looked at for the promise of good weather and smooth sailing or with concern, Sailor take Warning.

    Dock-Watch-Bay

    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 Last Flight

    • 1979
    • Alex Poruchnyk

    Thinking of home? In this installation/performance, Poruchnyk builds an outdoor set of a metal airplane hull and seating. This bilingual piece investigates communication, work and the motions of work as a dance.

    Last Flight, The

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    Shuffle

    • 2004
    • Erika Lincoln

    Shuffle examines the role electronic connectivity and electronic signals play in human perception.

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