Kari McQueen
Calgary 2012 DV 3:04
Translate is the last step in the creative process of the
Techne project, which was created at the Interrarium Creation Residency at the
Banff Centre of the arts which brought together artists Sarah Chase
(choreographer), Marc Fournel (audio and interactive systems), Hiroaki Umeda (choreographer,
sounds, image, lighting designer), Suzanna Hood (choreographer) and Kari
McQueen (director, videographer, editor).
Tekhne’s themes are based upon the six steps to revelation,
developed by Margharita Laski, an English journalist, novelist and playwright.
This video is that of sharing—translating—the experience of
artistic development. Sharing is critical to the arts; without the ability to
find our audience, no matter if intimate or international, this creates culture
and contextualizes our practice within a community.
Kari McQueen is a media artist based in Calgary. She is
currently operations director for Fairy Tales Presentation Society.
McQueen has also worked at Springboard Performance, EMMEDIA,
and is a co-founder of the Calgary Underground Film Festival. She has been
involved as an art educator, programmer and administrator in Calgary for over
14 years. Kari’s most recent video series, Tekhne, was completed in February
2012. She has exhibited in Alberta Scene Albertaine (Ottawa), Calgary
International Film festival, Gallery of Media Arts (EPCOR Centre for the
Performing Arts/AMAAS), Red Deer and District Museum, Festival International du
Film sur l’Art (Montreal), and Videos de femmes dans le parc 2009 (Montreal).
