YVR: Arrival/Departure

Dec 2, 1979
Field:

Installation, Media Artwork

Description:

While in residence at Western Front, Chip Lord developed the single-channel video installation YVR: Arrival/Departure. Divided into four parts titled “The Home Office,” “Arrival,” “Waiting,” and “Departure,” the work presents a portrait of the Vancouver International Airport seen from the viewpoint of an executive air traveller, played by Lord. 

Video documentation is available upon request.

Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.

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