On Creaturely Life
Possible Worlds, 2007, pp. 90-95
Nowich: Aurora, 2007
The "creaturely", similiarities and differences in the relationships between human, animal and environment, is discussed in relation to the works of Canadian film and video artists. Artists discussed include: Stephen Andrews, Christina Battle, Amy Lockhart, Meesoo Lee, Michele Stanley, Daniel Barrow, Jeremy Bailey, Ryan Trecartin, Barry Doupe and Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby. On Creaturely Life is derived from 2006 study of novelist W. G. Sebald by literary critic Eric Santer.
ITEM 2007.096 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Songs of Praise for the Heart Beyond Cure – Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby
Drawing Animals – Sean Cubitt
Cartoon – Stephen Andrews
The Quick and the Dead – Stephen Andrews
three hours, fifteen minutes before the hurricane struck – Christina Battle
nostalgia (aprill 2001 to present) – Christina Battle
Walk for Walk – Amy Lockhart
Meesoo Lee
Last Still Life – Michele Stanley
Artist Statement – Daniel Barrow
Video Paint 2.0 – Jeremy Baily
Tommy Chat Just E-mailed Me – Ryan Trecartin
At the Heart of a Sparrow – Barry Doupe