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MPB EARTH: THE ANGLE OF INCIDENCE IS EQUAL TO THE ANGLE OF REFLECTION

Valerie LeBlanc (Moncton, NB)
Runs from September 13, 2008 through to September 13, 2008
along Stephen Avenue from 11am to 5pm

“The chance encounter might seem commonplace but it presents the possibility of gaining greater significance in memory.” Valerie LeBlanc, Intervention / Breaking Loops, Escaping into the Streets, Curator’s essay.

 

Verbal exchange is one form of communication.  The physicality of street encounters also sets up the possibility for other, non-verbal levels of communication to take place.  Trust is one of the messages exchanged.  The technology sets a formality and creates the presence of ‘another’ through the camera and the monitor.

The MediaPackBoard (MPB) is a project that was planned for several years and was finally put together in the spring of 2005.  The idea for this portable screening / performance unit evolved from earlier portable gallery / performance projects.  The MPB, started as an individual project and expanded to include other artists and members of its public audience.

The Media Pack Board Performances are a series of interactive live feed presentations that encourage public interaction and inquiry. MPB Earth alters the camera angle from the carrier’s shoulders to a “birds eye view” redirecting the experience of a shared public physical space.

****Presented in conjunction with ArtCity Festival****

Valerie LeBlanc

Valerie LeBlanc has curated a number of exhibitions into alternative venues. A pluridisciplinary artist, her own work fluxes between media arts, performance and the plastic arts. Often creating videopoems, many of these works emphasize the importance of non-spectacular time, the significance of the day-today, and the beauty present in available aesthetic. Since the late 1990's, she has been publishing writing and media arts projects on the web.