Experiential Video in Victoria
11.08.11
I've been selected to create a new animation that will become an interactive installation and solo exhibition at G++ Gallery in summer 2012. The work will be part of Limbic Media's Interactive Film and Video series launching Thursday, November 10th 2011 at 1119 Fort Street, Victoria BC. If you're in town, come see an installation by Doug Jarvis as well as previous works by myself and the other 3 artists in the series.
J'ai été sélectionnée pour créer une vidéo animée interactive qui sera présentée lors d'une exposition individuelle en été 2012 à G++ Gallery. L'oeuvre fera partie de la série de films et de vidéos intéractives produite par Limbic Media, qui sera lancée jeudi le 10 novembre, 2011 à 1119 Fort Street, Victoria, C.B. Pour souligner l'occasion, le vernissage de l'installation de Doug Jarvis aura lieu ainsi qu'une présentation d'oeuvres antérieures des 4 autres artistes de la série.
Update from the West Coast
08.19.11
This summer, I packed up my studio, jumped on a plane and headed for the beaches and the forests of the West Coast to explore 3D video installation.
After an incredible year filled with shows and heavy production in Montreal, I'll be pursuing a Masters in media arts this fall at Vancouver's Emily Carr University of Art & Design to continue to push my work further. Stay tuned for clips!
Meanwhile, on the other side of the planet, Leaving Ground is being exhibited in Australia for a new media arts exhibition at eMerge Media Space. The trailer will be posted shortly.
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Cet été, j'ai transposé mon studio dans des boîtes en carton pour prendre l'avion vers les plages et forêts majestueuses de la Colombie Britannique où j'entamerai cet automne une maîtrise en arts médiatiques à l'Université Emily Carr. Restez aux aguets pour des vidéoclips de mes explorations en vidéo stéréoscopique!
Entre temps, à l'autre extrémité de la planète, l'œuvre Leaving Ground est présentée au eMerge Media Space en Australie pour une exposition d'œuvres en nouveaux médias. Un extrait sera affiché sous peu.
Plants + Basel + Beijing
07.07.11
A Plant Wedding continues to tour the world! It's been selected by ArtPort Projects for the third edition of Cool Stories for a Hot Planet - a compilation of 19 short videos and animations on climate change by artists from around the globe. The collection was premiered during this year's Art Basel at the Switzerland Architecture Museum.
This video is also finishing up its 2-year tour of China with Art Contraste's exhibition Canadian Cameras at Work. I've received gracious support from Les Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec to attend the final vernissage in Beijing this September. I'm currently finalizing financing but hope I'll get to go - it would be my first journey to that side of the world... More info soon!
New video ready for springtime! "How to Disappear" will be featured at the Invisible group exhibition @ The Long Haul gallery. Say hello at the opening party on May 19th, 6pm - midnight.
Annie Briard's 'How to Disappear', starring Phyllis Papoulias, 2011
Une nouvelle vidéo à temps pour le printemps!
My toute dernière oeuvre, intitulée 'Comment disparaître', sera présentée dans le cadre de l'exposition Invisible en mai @ Galerie Corrid'art, 450 Beaumont Ave, Montréal.
Vous êtes invités à vous joindre à nous pour le vernissage ayant lieu jeudi le 19 mai, 18h à 24h.
Art Souterrain & Nuit Blanche
02.23.11
Passer la nuit au centre d'achats:Cette semaine je passe mes nuits au centre Eaton Montréal pour installer mon oeuvre Arborescence pour l'événement Nuit Blanche et le festival Art Souterrain, avec l'assistance de Chris Briard (The Redmond Barry's). Voyez-nous en action sur la capsule vidéo de District Montréal produit par Kelly et Cie,et je vous invite à découvrir l'oeuvre, une sculpture-vidéo animation, dès samedi!
I'll be spending my nights this week at the Eaton Center Montreal installing my work Arborescence for Art Souterrain festival and the Nuit Blanche event, with the assistance of Chris Briard (The Redmond Barry's). See us in action on District Montreal's video clip produced by Kelly et Cie, and check out the art - a sculpture/video animation - from Saturday till March 13th 2011!
Quelques commentaires sur l'expo 'the space in between'...
L'univers d'Annie Briard est d'un tout autre ordre. La jeune artiste travaille surtout avec la vidéo et le film d'animation placé au centre d'installations. Le petit film est d'une grâce toute simple et particulièrement touchant.
– Jocelyne Lepage, La Presse
Annie Briard’s video installation The Space in Between is a lovely and lovingly hand-crafted animated film whose central character, a lonely woman in a simply-adorned room, captures her tears in a big red bowl and uses them to create a magical world full of mythical creatures. In a way, Briard’s work takes me back to Boyle’s, for here, what resonates most is the hand, present […] present in the small movements and gestures that tell the character’s story.
– Stacey DeWolfe, Akimblog
Cette vidéo [Leaving Ground] – présentée sur un moniteur dont le boitier a été modifié pour être assorti à l’image sur l’écran – s’intègre au sein d’une installation. Ce dispositif plonge le visiteur dans l’univers de ce conte urbain aux tournures fantastique. Ce travail, fort touchant, démontre les multiples talents de Briard.
– Éloi Desjardins, Un Show d’Motarts
'the space in between'
01.03.11
After a fall of intense production in the studio, my solo exhibition 'the space in between' is slated to open on January 13th, 2011 at Joyce Yahouda Gallery.
The show will feature my latest interdisciplinary work, including a ten-foot tall plaster moon, a special garden installation, paintings and drawings and video work. My brand new stop-motion video Leaving Ground, an existentialist and surreal tale about crows and possibility, will also be premiering and screened for the duration of the show.
You're invited to the vernissage happening on Saturday, January 15th 2011 from 3pm to 6pm at the gallery, 372 Sainte-Catherine O. # 516, Montreal.
'the space in between' takes place January 13th to February 12th, 2011.
Leaving Ground, video still, 2011
Après un automne de production intense au studio, mon exposition 'interstices' débute le 13 janvier 2011 à la Galerie Joyce Yahouda.
L'expo présentera mes oeuvres interdisciplinaires les plus récentes, incluant une énorme lune de plâtre, un jardin installatif, peintures et dessins ainsi que des oeuvres vidéos. Ma toute nouvelle animation Le départ, une histoire existentielle sur les corbeaux et les possibilités, y fera aussi sa première et jouera à la galerie pour la durée de l'expo.
Vous êtes bienvenus au vernissage: le 15 janvier de 15h00 à 18h00 à la galerie, 372 Ste-Catherine O. # 516, Montréal.
'interstices' aura lieu du 13 janvier au 12 février 2011.
Upcoming shows + production
09.02.10
I don't know about you, but it's been a crazy summer for me, I've learnt about the many events and productions that will keep me busy this fall, including:
My first solo show at Joyce Yahouda Gallery that will take place January 2011; I'll invite you to visit my surreal world created with videos, animations, installations, paintings and more!
I received a grant to produce my next video animation, which will also be premiered at the gallery. It'll be done in stop motion and will tell the story of how crows are made...
Art Souterrain 2011 will be featuring Arborescence, a video/sculptural installation in Montreal's underground city.
If you'd like to see what's happening behind the scenes in my studio, come join my new facebook page.
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La partie française du site n'est pas encore fonctionnelle, mais ça s'en vient!
Cet été, j'ai appris les divers événements et productions qui me garderont occupée au studio pour les prochains mois, dont:
Ma première exposition individuelle à la Galerie Joyce Yahouda qui aura lieu en janvier 2011; je vous inviterai à y découvrir mon univers surréel composé de vidéos, d'animations, d'installations, de peinture et plus encore!
J'ai reçu une bourse me permettant de produire ma prochaine vidéo d'animation, qui parlera entre autre de la création des corbeaux...
Art Souterrain 2011 présentera Arborescence, une installation vidéo et sculpturale dans la ville souterraine de Montréal.
Pour voir les revers de la production dans mon studio, je vous invite à joindre ma nouvelle page Facebook.
à bientôt!
Welcome to my new website! It's still under construction (videos don't play yet, etc), and I'm still in the process of transfering some of the data from the old one. I really loved the old site, but I think this version is easier to use and with springtime here I figure I can use a break from the dark and creepy. Well, for today anyway. What do you think about it? The site was programmed and designed with the help of the awesome Julian Gollner.
Check in soon as I’ll be updating this place often with new works for you to see. If you’d like to join my mailing list, let me know.
Le français s'en vient sous peu!
My work in Beijing, China
09.02.09
My video "A Plant Wedding" is apparently still making people smile, now all the way around the world. It is being featured in Canadian Cameras at Work at Three Shadows Photography Art Centre in Beijing, China, curated by Travis Joern. I am also included in their catalogue, which will be available here shortly. Stay tuned for announcements of other REDgirl videos, coming up :)
My time in Nova Scotia has sadly come to an end. There was something amazing about camping in the forest, bathing in a pond, eating from the gardens and orchards, hiking on the sea floor at low tide and spending every night by the fire staring up at the stars, especially for city girl me. It was incredible to have my own personal forest studio and work without boundaries, foregoing my video camera and computer for natural materials.
What emerged was Fallings, an installation commemorating the birds that have been falling from the sky in recent years because of pesticides and pollution. I made bird effigies out of typical nesting materials and hung them in a small hidden clearing in the woods formed with transplanted moss and branch-woven archways. On White Rabbit Festival night, the birds had 'fallen' and I lead an interactive performance - a torch-lit audience-wide procession through the woods - resulting in the bird-sculptures being ceremoniously burnt in an enormous bonfire.
Images below hint at the work, more will be available in this site's portfolio section soon. In the meantime, to learn more about the experience, check out my article in Indyish and another White Rabbit artist, Rachel Ni Chuinn's blog here...
Down the rabbit hole in NS
08.04.09
I'm really excited! I've been invited to participate in Nova Scotia's White Rabbit Arts festival and residency this August, to experience nature in all its glory on the 70-acre organic farm Red Clay on the Bay of Fundy. I'll be camping with 13 other artists for 5 days and nights, where we'll be exploring the site's forest, ponds and gardens while skillsharing and creating multimedia environmental artworks. The site will open its doors on August 15th for a 24-hour experiential festival of performance, sculpture, video and sound art. Do visit me again soon to learn about the unfoldings of my exploratory installation and performance Fallings. In the meantime, you can check out the festival's website.
My travel to the fest is generously sponsored by :
CDPQ Performance & Sculpture
04.20.09
I'll be celebrating Earth day this year with a commissioned sculptural performance at The Caisse des dépôts et placements du Québec!
Branchements is an ode to one of our most precious resources. The sculpture is built out of ecological materials and the CDPQ's waste paper, and will be permanently exhibited in their atrium.
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Cette année, je célèbre la journée de la Terre avec une performance et sculpture commandée par La Caisse des dépôts et placements du Québec!
Branchements rend hommage à une ressource des plus importantes au Québec et au monde. La sculpture, constituée de matériaux écologiques et du papier à rebut de la CDPQ, sera en exposition permanente dans leur agora.
Portrait by Phyllis Papoulias
04.16.09
Photographer Phyllis Papoulias made this portrait representing the 'dress' works I made about consumption and our connection to materials and our surroundings.
performance Nuit Blanche
02.03.09
I will be performing for Nuit Blanche this year at Plum Gallery! Stop by the gallery on February 28th between 5pm and 2am and pick up your very own knitted pinecone as you groove to live jazz.
Plum Gallery: 360, Saint-François-Xavier street, suite 201
Cette Nuit Blanche je ferais une performance à la galerie Plum! Passez faire un tour à la galerie ce 28 février entre 17h et 2h et cueillez votre propre cocotte tricotée en vous laissant entraîner par la musique.
ciel rouge exhibition
11.26.08
Fall brings new reds...
10.01.08
Much has happened since the Arborescence RED show this past spring. "A Plant Wedding" won the AAVA award for technical brilliance and was later screened in Toronto's NFB mediatheque for the 2008TAIS showcase. Arborescence RED works were also exhibited for Studio XX's Matricules archive launch party.
I'm currently revisiting my red palette and bringing new textiles to the mix, which will then be animated into a video as performance thanks to a grant from Oboro.
Check back very soon for new paintings - and all my videos will finally be viewable here as of next week!
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Il y a eu beaucoup d'action depuis l'expo Arborescence RED du printemps dernier. "Noces d'une Plante" a gagné le prix AAVA pour brillance technique et a joué à la médiathèque du NFB pour la sélection 2008 du TAIS à Toronto. Des oeuvres de Arborescence RED ont aussi étés exposés au lancement de l'archive Matricules du Studio XX.
Présentement, je revisite ma palette de rouges et j'expérimente avec de nouveaux tissus pour créer des images qui seront alors animés numériquement grâce à une bourse d'Oboro.
Revisitez le site bientôt pour de nouvelles peintures - et toutes mes vidéos seront finalement prêtes à visionner ici-même à partir de la semaine prochaine!
A few shots of the beautiful people at the Arborescence RED vernissage @ Nexus gallery courtesy of Chris King Briard...
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Arborescence RED reviewed
05.02.08
Check out Lise Treutler's awesome Indyish article on the Arborescence RED show:
"But what is “the environment?” Who — and how — are we to talk about it? Visual artist Annie Briard wants to encourage this more focused discussion and has set about doing so through works displayed in her current exhibit, Arborescence RED."
Read the rest on Indyish...
Le vernissage d'hier soir était un énorme succès, c'était fantastique d'y voir tellement de gens! Merci à tous ceux et celles qui se sont joint à nous! L'exposition continuera jusqu'au 15 mai à la galerie Nexus, 218 St-Paul W.
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Last night's vernissage was a huge success, it was great to see so many people there! Thanks to everyone who came out! The show will still be running at Nexus gallery, 218 St-Paul W., til May 15th.
Arborescence RED, my upcoming show at Nexus gallery will be featuring my latest work. The pieces shown aim to question our relationship to nature and are created using fairytale and horror.
There will be a claymation installation, a video, a number of paintings using some recycled materials as well as textile work.
Vernissage: April 24th 2008, 7pm - 11pm
@ Nexus gallery
218 St-Paul West, Old Port Montreal
metro Places d'Armes
© by Annie Briard