by skullgrl on 01/10/2011
Residue — The Residue Group
This one could be a hit or miss — even more so than your average Nuit Blanche exhibit. Designed to recreate the experience of urban exploration, Residue might offer an exhilarating nighttime experience, or fall flat if the facades and props don’t hold up to scrutiny. Having said that, the photographs on display might be worth the trip all on their own. 29 McCaul Street, Beaver Hall
Source: BlogTO, “Nuit Blanche”
I suppose they can’t know it but about 90% of parts come from actual decrepit buildings! The other 10% includes some of the lighting (the stuff not found and rewired), nuts and bolts, some black cloth and the art hanging stuff.
Come in for yourself and be the judge of it!
by skullgrl on 01/10/2011
Come to the show to see the finished product and/or purchase it!
Beaver Hall Gallery
29 McCaul St
Toronto, ON
Nuit Blanche: October 1st, 6:59PM - Sunrise.
Exhibition: October 4-7th, 7-10pm
October 8th, 12-5pm
Artist’s Reception: October 6th, 7-10pm
by skullgrl on 01/10/2011
After some seriously hard work, the Nuit Blanche installation I was a part of is finally ready! Tonight’s the night!
The Residue Group Presents:
On October 1, 2011, experience the thrill of an urban adventure and explore the remains of our cultural past in the residue left behind the hoarding of closed factories and derelict homes.
Beaver Hall Gallery
29 McCaul St
Toronto, ON
Sunset - Sunrise.
Check out the Official Residue Blog for productions photos!
Maybe you can even spot me!
Stay tuned for a sneak peek of my work for the show
See you at Nuit Blanche!
by skullgrl on 26/03/2010
I’ve finished week 2! There have been ups and downs, better days and worse days. One thing has been consistent, that is learning.
Things I’ve Learned:
- I am strong. Anyone who gets through 5 minutes of evaluation on the first day, is strong. To get through a program like this takes all the will you have and to finish even a day of it is amazing.
- The physical part is easy for some and the psychological part is easy for some but one of them will be harder than the other. For me the psychological aspect is harder because I have to change the way I look at pain and manage it. I’ve had to deal with it all my life and so separating it from who I am isn’t a simple process.
- This is a process.
- I’m still learning more and will continue to do so.
- They should put the marines through this program. They don’t have anything on me.
I have the after-therapy-can’t-thinks so I’ll continue this list later on!
by skullgrl on 16/03/2010
Before:
I’m so tired I can’t describe it. Last night it was too cold for me, it woke me up around 5:00am-ish. I thought it was 3 or 4am and had to go potty. (Yes, I am 17 and still use the word, potty in everyday speech, live with it! ) Not wanting to wake my Mom and brother in their room I tried to slowly open the door. It totally and completely escaped my mind that my door creeks LOUDLY! She woke up and asked me why I was up and then I just got ready and hung around here until it was time to go. Which I found out today is 8:45am, only on the first day (with all the assessments) does it start at 8am. 9am is a much better start time for me, at 8am the caffeine hasn’t kicked in yet. (Maybe I should just get it in IV form… :3 )
After:
Today was… challenging, to say the least. I’m so tired now its hard to remember what I did; 20 mins. on an elliptical stepper, 2100 meters of rowing, 10 mins. on the sitting elliptical, step ups, hand ups, dragging myself with my arms on a board with wheels up a steep incline… I think you get the idea. I did some bio-feedback as well (controlling your heart rate/breathing with meditation, thoughts and being calm and so on), it was boring (if you know what meditation is then you’d find that part repetitive), the program I used was dated and lame. Oh well. The worst part is one of the parts of the program wouldn’t even respond! I ate a ridiculous amount of food at lunch again; a bag of chips, rice-krispie, grilled cheese sandwich and fries. Lunchtime is basically time to stuff your face, which is what I try and do because I burnt it all off and was hungry an hour later. I’d like to go to a bookstore tomorrow and I need a few more things from Target, namely some dishes/cutlery for the room, another bathing suit, leave in conditioner etc. All this therapy grinds down on a person. I just hope I can to sleep tonight! (And stay asleep.)
