UNION Immersed: Colt Desjarlais-Tataquasan

UNION Immersed: Colt Desjarlais-Tataquasan

Sunday, November 28, 2021
Roundhouse (181 Roundhouse Mews)
Co-presented by Vancouver New Music, INTER/MEDIATE and CURRENT, in partnership with The Roundhouse.

Colt Dejarlais-Tataquasan – What’s Underneath The Cynic
This work is about the contemplation between cynicism and idealism. It’s a story of displacement, mental health, and longing. This WebXR world was influenced by M.C. Escher’s works of surrealist staircases (Relativity 1953, Ascending and Descending 1960) as a symbolic gesture to the illusions of structure, hierarchy and social justice.

Ten artists from a range of backgrounds, including visual and sound design, creative writing, dance and media arts were selected to take part in a collaborative WebXR mentorship project guided by Kiran Bhumber ਕਿਰਨਦੀਪ ਕੌਰ ਭੰਬਰ and Nancy Lee 李南屏, culminating in seven new live installation/performances.

Video documentation by Mingtao Kong.
Audio recording by Lee Hutzulak.
Audio and video editing by Heather McDermid.

https://newmusic.org/parallel04/
https://unionimmersed.xyz/