WESTERN FRONT – Screening and Performance by Elizabeth Chitty

Description:

Western Front presented an evening with Elizabeth Chitty that featured a live performance of her multimedia work History, Colour T.V. & You (1980), and a screening of the video works Dog Machine (1981), and Desire Control (1981).

Presented in partnership with Video Inn.

A woman stands while speaking into a wired microphone. She wears a dark t-shirt and jeans. Her shadow is cast on a projector screen behind her.

A woman stands with her hand on her hip and looks over her shoulder towards a monitor displaying a portrait of her. Her shadow is cast on a projector screen behind her.

A woman stands in front of a projector screen while speaking into a wired microphone. She turns to face a monitor that displays a portrait of her tilting her head.

A woman on a monitor with a ponytail turns her head to her left. On the right, is an image of a TV beside a bouquet of flowers on a monitor that recedes into space, reflecting its image.

On the left, a person wearing headphones holds both their hands to their cheeks and directs their attention forward. On the left, a monitor displays the image of a person with a ponytail, shaking their head.

A person stands in front of a large, blank screen wearing a t-shirt and pants. An empty slide projector emits light onto the figure, who points to the left corner of the room, creating a drop shadow behind them.

A person stands in front of a large blank screen, holding a wired microphone in their left hand, to their mouth. In front of them is a slide projector which creates a vignette of light, and drop shadow behind them.

The back of a person is in front of a large blank screen. They hold out their left hand, creating a shadow of their body on the screen.

A medium shot of a person with long hair and bangs, holding a microphone with their right hand to their lips, and their left arm stretched out beside them.

The silhouette of a person walks behind two large screens, dragging a folding chair behind them. The right screen is blank. The left screen displays an image of a person, addressing their attention to their right.

A figure wearing headphones is obscured behind a large object, covering half of their face. On the left, a monitor displays the image of a person with a ponytail, whose expression is cast down.

A person is spot-lit in front of a large blank screen. They hold a wired microphone in their left hand, to their mouth.

Captions:

Elizabeth Chitty, History, Colour T.V. & You (1980), photo documentation, Dec 4, 1981.
Elizabeth Chitty, History, Colour T.V. & You (1980), photo documentation, Dec 4, 1981.
Elizabeth Chitty, History, Colour T.V. & You (1980), photo documentation, Dec 4, 1981.
Elizabeth Chitty, History, Colour T.V. & You (1980), photo documentation, Dec 4, 1981.
Elizabeth Chitty, History, Colour T.V. & You (1980), photo documentation, Dec 4, 1981.
Elizabeth Chitty, History, Colour T.V. & You (1980), photo documentation, Dec 4, 1981.
Elizabeth Chitty, History, Colour T.V. & You (1980), photo documentation, Dec 4, 1981.
Elizabeth Chitty, History, Colour T.V. & You (1980), photo documentation, Dec 4, 1981.
Elizabeth Chitty, History, Colour T.V. & You (1980), photo documentation, Dec 4, 1981.
Elizabeth Chitty, History, Colour T.V. & You (1980), photo documentation, Dec 4, 1981.
Elizabeth Chitty, History, Colour T.V. & You (1980), photo documentation, Dec 4, 1981.
Elizabeth Chitty, History, Colour T.V. & You (1980), photo documentation, Dec 4, 1981.
Elizabeth Chitty, History, Colour T.V. & You (1980), photo documentation, Dec 4, 1981.

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.