Anticipation (day 155)

I spent an hour this morning trying to plan my way through all the events at the Cultural Olympiad.  So far I have tickets for Laurie Anderson, Robert Lepage, and K'NAAN.  And plans for many openings including of course the CODE Live opening on February 4th.  The painful part is that there are some overlaps where I have to miss something.
I'm looking forward to seeing Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's work, Vectorial Elevation.  He is starting to install and I saw the lights moving tonight, near my apartment.  It looks like I'll be able to see some of the effects of the lights from my balcony!   He's installing big search lights on either side of English Bay which will light up the sky and water in patterns input by people through a web interface.  I hate to say this, but I think I'm getting Olympic fever.

I stopped by to see the David Hoffos work at 560 Seymour.  His work is always interesting.  He does 3D video without resorting to 3D glasses or any binocular tricks.   It was the biggest installation I've seen of his but I think I prefer his smaller work, especially the ones that integrate the viewer in the scene.    The feeling of this work was one of detachment, like someone filming a scene...everyone having a role but nothing being real.  Because I already felt detached from the vantage point of the sidewalk, the subject felt really far away.  A very lonely feel overall.  Still, very much worth seeing.

I'm also looking forward to seeing Ed Pien's work in person.  I've only see pictures of his intricate paper cut-outs.  Bonus, his exhibit is only steps from my place.

I feel so lucky to be able to see all this work in the city.

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