Into the Belly of the Beast

Oct 31 — Nov 1, 2021
Field:

Installation

Location:

Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

Time:

Oct 31: 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. & Nov 1: 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Description:

Into the Belly of the Beast was an installation by artists-in-residence Flavourcel, presented at Western Front on the occasion of Halloween. The installation transformed Western Front into a mesmerizing haunted hall with animation screenings, performance, and live organ music presented in the Grand Luxe Hall and installed in the building’s main staircase. Due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions, audiences were invited to reserve a fifteen-minute appointment to tour the installation. Flavourcel zines, prints, and stickers were available for purchase in the lobby.

Flavourcel Animation Collective: Into the Belly of the Beast, installation view, Dec 15 – 18, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.

Flavourcel Animation Collective: Into the Belly of the Beast, installation view, Dec 15 – 18, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.

Flavourcel Animation Collective: Into the Belly of the Beast, installation view, Dec 15 – 18, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.

Flavourcel Animation Collective: Into the Belly of the Beast, installation view, Dec 15 – 18, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.

gil goletski, it goes it goes it goes it goes it goes it goes it  (2021), installation view, Dec 15 – 18, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.

Chris Strickler, TV Stack (2021), installation view, Dec 15 – 18, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.

Flavourcel Animation Collective: Into the Belly of the Beast, installation view, Dec 15 – 18, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.

Kat G Morris, False Sun (2021) in Lana Connors, Living Wallpaper (2021), installation view, Dec 15 – 18, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.

Harlo Martens, Paramecium bursaria (2021) in Lana Connors, Living Wallpaper (2021), installation view, Dec 15 – 18, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.

Flavourcel Animation Collective: Into the Belly of the Beast, installation view, Dec 15 – 18, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.

Flavourcel Animation Collective: Into the Belly of the Beast, installation view, Dec 15 – 18, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.

Harlo Martens, Eudorina prototype 1 (2021), installation view, Dec 15 – 18, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.

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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.