March 16 - May 10, 2006 / 312 Library

312 Library begins its life at 312!
That’s right, all those videos you saw/missed last year are now safely tucked away in the 312 Library. Just book an appointment with your 312 Library request and see your dreams fulfilled! But hurry, last year’s videos will only be here for one more year… and then they’re gone! Check out the 312 Library list!

As well, 312 has updated the 312 Publication!
Read the latest edition of the 312 Pub:

[Download 312 Publication no.12, .PDF format]

Do not fear! 312 Offline will be back on May 11th after a much-needed rest...

In 312 Online:
Mar. 16 – May 10, 2006 / 3 Selections from 312 OnScreen

Alla Girik & Oksana Shatalova, “Warning: Woman/Decapitation”

In a world largely dominated by patriarchy, males control the cultural forces of intellect and consciousness, ascribing chaos and unconsciousness to females. Warning: Woman/Decapitation ironically illustrates feminophobia, representing women as an impersonal force that can cut off the phallus.

Alla Girik & Oksana Shatalova live in Rudny, Kazakhstan. They work in video, photography, and installation. They participated in the Central Asia Pavilion for the 51st Venice Biennale and recently exhibited their work in Greece, Kyrgyzstan, and Spain.

Liz Knox, “One Hour of Excitement”

“This endurance piece shows me drawing exclamation marks for one full hour. I fill the screen—and the hour—with this literal and ironic gesture of excitement. The excitement is sped up, becoming a two-minute video.”—Liz Knox.

Liz Knox is a fourth year Studio Art major at the University of Guelph specializing in New Media. Her body of work explores humour, chance encounter, and public interaction. In 2005 she participated in Contemporary Art Forum | Kitchener and Area (CAFKA).

Caroline Ross, “skin flicker”

“The flickering of light and the warm discolouration of aged film waxes nostalgic to a time before the proliferation of video—a time when AIDS was virtually unknown; when sex was a celebration of freedom and pleasure.”—Caroline Ross.

Caroline Ross is a multi-media artist specializing in both traditional and electronic art. She has shown film loop installations at various Toronto galleries, and has presented a number of outdoor community installations involving film and projection. While studying at the Ontario College of Art & Design, she received the William F. White Prize for Film and the W.O. Forsyth Scholarship for Painting. Her past work embraces a variety of media, including sculpture, photography, and painting.