Over the last century, Canadian women have greatly contributed to the field of neuroscience. In this short film, Dr. Kimberly Girling shares her curiosity about the human brain, its connection to identity, memory and the impacts on our overall health. As a contemporary neuroscientist, Girling pays homage to the groundbreaking scientist Brenda Milner, now 101 years old, who’s work in neuropsychology paved the way for our current understanding of the human mind. At once a celebration of fascinating science and great minds, “Mapping the Mind” asks us to examine what makes us who we are and hopes to inspire other women to join in the exploration of the human brain.
Shot in one of the last remaining old-growth forests in British Columbia, Verge follows a group of dancers as they explore the intricate beauty of this magnificent yet vanishing landscape.
Verge captures a tactile experience of an ancient forest ecosystem as perceived through the moving body. The project was shot in and around Avatar Grove (Vancouver Island), in the traditional territory of the Pacheedaht First Nation. This is an area where some of the last remnants of ancient forest on BC’s south coast still stand, starkly contrasted by expanses of stumps in nearby clearcut valleys. Verge is part of larger collaborative body of work that explores concepts of stewardship and the legacy we are imprinting on the earth.
Wild Streaks is a site specific dance installation presented at the New Narrative Festival in Vancouver. The piece explores concepts of "re-wilding" the urban environment and the relationship city dwellers have to nature. This digital photogram animation served as a projected backdrop for the dance piece.
The first in a series of documentations of a collaborative art project combining choreography, historical research, sound art and video centred on daylighting the Lost Creeks of the False Creek watershed.
A music video created in collaboration with Oliver Nickels for the release of his track Giant Carnivorous Amoebas by Vancouver record label Rhombus.