Sunday, 28 October 2012


Vernissage : lundi 5 novembre à 18 h

Le MAI a le plaisir de vous inviter au vernissage de l'exposition

OÙ AI-JE DÉJÀ VU CELA ?

de l'artiste Parissa Mohit


Exhibition opening: Monday, November 5, 6 pm

The MAI is pleased to invite you to the opening of

WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS BEFORE?

by artist Parissa Mohit






Installation vidéographique projetée sur les fenêtres du MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels), Où j'ai déjà vu cela ? sollicite par sa poésie urbaine les passants de la rue Jeanne-Mance à Montréal. Conçu à partir de la technique du cinéma d'animation, ce triptyque vidéographique puise son inspiration dans les miniatures persanes anciennes ainsi que dans le Montréal contemporain. Recherchant la similarité entre le passé et le présent, la trame narrative estompe les notions du temps et du lieu. L’œuvre de Parissa Mohit amalgame la représentation picturale médiévale aux images de Montréalais croquées sur le vif. Création gigogne - histoire qui en cache une autre - Où ai-je déjà vu cela ? insuffle un sens épique à ces tranches de vie montréalaises. Danse au tam-tam, bataille médiévale au Mont-royal et moments intimes dans les parcs de Montréal, autant de scènes du quotidien qui se superposent aux légendes persanes.





Les études en scénographie de Parissa Mohit ont grandement influencé sa pratique actuelle dans l’animation. Créés à partir de collages de photos et de dessins, ses films explorent les domaines de l’imaginaire. En 2007, elle crée 01804 un dessin animé projeté au Festival des Films du Monde, et en 2010, l’Homme et le Train rafle lePrix du court métrage Georges Laoun Opticien OBORO du Festival du nouveau cinéma.




Où ai-je vu cela? est le fruit d’une résidence conjointe PRIM/MAI.



A video installation projected onto the windows of the MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels), Où ai-je déjà vu cela ? (Where have I seen this before?) attracts the attention of passers-by on Jean-Mance street in Montreal with its urban poetry. Conceived using animated film techniques, this video triptych draws its inspiration from ancient persian minatures, as well as from contemporary Montreal. Creating a similarity between past and present, the narrative erases the concepts of time and space. Parissa Mohit joins medieval pictorial representation with images of montrealers sketched from real life. A new work with a Russian doll construction - each stroy conceals another - Où ai-je déjà vu cela ? Breathes a sense of epic into these slices of Montreal life. A Tam-Tam dance, a medieval battle on Mount-Royal, and an intimate moment in a park are some of the scenes of everyday life superimposed on Persian legends.




Parissa Mohit’s studies in set design greatly influenced her present-day work in animation. Created out of collages of photos and drawings, her films explore the realms of the imaginary. In 2007, she created 01804, an animated film screened at the World Film Festival, and in 2010 L’Homme et le Train won the Prix du court métrage Georges Laoun Opticien OBORO at the Festival du nouveau cinéma.





Où ai-je vu cela? is the fruit of a joint PRIM/MAI residency.













Pictures from Nuria Carton de Grammont Guest Lecture on October 25th


Our first guest speaker of the season has been a shining success. We would like to share with you a few pictures from Nuria Carton de Grammont’s Lecture as well as thank all those who came to share with us this amazing experience. 

 The Lecture is about to Start, shhhh! =)

 Some of the brave people who came to the lecture on Thursday night having heated discussions about the subculture of violence in Mexico's contemporary art scene. 

Part of the EAHR team with Nuria Carton de Grammont

Friday, 19 October 2012

Monitor 9 Submission


                                   *****SHORT FILM SUBMISSION*****


 MONITOR 9: New South Asian Film and Video
DEADLINE: Friday November 9th, 2012 5 PM
SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre) invites submissions for its ninth annual
experimental short film and video screening program, Monitor 9.

Monitor 9 is dedicated to the presentation of experimental short films and videos
by/and/or about South Asians from Canada and around the world. We invite
independent and innovative short films and videos that explore the aesthetic and
form of the moving image and its relation to narrative. Monitor 9 encourages new,
experimental and risk-taking work that challenges the viewer’s active
engagement.
Selected works will be screened at the ninth annual short film and video
screening program, Monitor 9 on March 14, 2013 in Toronto, Canada. Monitor 9
will be programmed by independent curator and artist Nahed Mansour.
Monitor is reviewed by a jury of contemporary artists, curators and programmers.
This year’s jury consists of Renata Mohamed, Noni Kaur, Cheyanne Turions and
Rehab Nazzal.

GUIDELINES
Works must be under 20 minutes and produced after 2010.
Submissions from first time directors are welcome. Artist fees will be paid.
Submissions MUST include all the following:
• Name of artist or director
• Full contact information (address, phone, email, website)
• Title of work
• Date of production (No earlier than 2010)
• Brief synopsis of the work (300 words max)
• Brief biography of the artist (200 words max)
• Artist CV
• High-resolution production stills
Submissions can be sent via email with a URL link to the artist/director’s
YouTube/Vimeo account (please provide passwords if necessary).
The subject heading must state MONITOR9_ARTISTLASTNAME to
sharlene@savac.net
Submissions can be sent on DVD (PAL, NTSC) enclosed with the following:
Send all materials to:

SAVAC – MONITOR 9
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 450
Toronto, ON Canada M5V 3A8
Inquiries can be sent to sharlene@savac.net with the subject title: MONITOR 9
All deliveries from international participants must be marked:
"NO COMMERCIAL VALUE" Please do not claim any monetary value over $50
on your package for insurance or otherwise or you will be charged customs,
duties and taxes.
All submissions must be sent prepaid. SAVAC will not accept collect or C.O.D.
shipments and will not accept shipments incurring expenses for duties, taxes or
customs brokerage.
Please note that ONLY selected artists will be contacted by December 21st,
2012. Submissions will only be returned if the package includes a self-addressed
stamped envelope (in Canadian postage) or send a cheque payable to SAVAC
for the return postage amount.
For more information, please contact:
Sharlene Bamboat
Programming Coordinator
SAVAC [South Asian Visual Arts Centre]
Telephone: 416.542.1661
Email: sharlene@savac.net
Website: www.savac.net