Turn Off De Light

Mar 9, 1975
Field:

Performance

 Location:

Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

Description:

Turn Off De Light was a ninety-minute triple screen experience by Victor Doray that examined the impact of technology on everyday life. Over 1300 photographic slides and 600 feet of film showing images from popular culture, news segments, and the work of Western Front core members were supercut with narration by Doray to achieve the new media spectacle. The work was produced in collaboration with Gerry Lee-Nova, and featured music by Don Druick.

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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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