Desperately Sorry
Emails
an Artist Book by Linda Duvall
will be included in the upcoming issue of
Blackflash Magazine
The combination of flowers and emails provide invaluable support both during
the initial hours and days following a death, and in the ongoing grieving period.
Flowers have remained a constant means of expressing condolence over hundreds of years.
The advent of email has shifted the speed at which the occurrence of a death is
communicated. The news of a death is spread across that family’s extended
Internet community within hours. This in turn affects the nature of the expression
of grief. Email messages have generally replaced the preprinted standardized
sympathy cards. A notable result of this change is that one must use one’s
personal words to communicate something often difficult to express.
Such messages are received very soon after a death has occurred, often before the funeral has happened.
Essentially these emails are being inserted into the primary rituals of death, joining the nonverbal
communication of the floral arrangements.
Look for this project in the Case Study Display Case
Nov - Dec. 2008
10th Floor Arts Building,
University of Saskatchewan
The Talking Project
Linda Duvall and Mary Kavanagh
May 21 – 31, 2008
Red Head Gallery, Toronto
Reciprocal fascinations: Mary Kavanagh and Linda Duvall performed The Talking Project at Redhead Gallery. Sitting together in a staged set, they conversed during gallery hours for the duration of the exhibition, the substance of the conversation unfolding through the process of exchange. The dialogue was simultaneously recorded and projected and the event was streamed and available online.
Documentation of this activity is forthcoming eventually.
(Photo Credit Lynne Heller)
trait d'union
Linda Duvall was in residence at Chambre Blanche from Jan. 14 - Feb. 24, 2008
As part of Chambre Blanche’s programme performatif, Saskatoon artist Linda Duvall developed a web-based project trait d’union.
Linda interviewed various Quebecois artists and cultural workers. From these interviews she is developing short videos for presentation in the web project. Visitors to the site will be able to see this community from a range of perspectives. Learn who the underrated artists are, find out how often they get together for a beer. There are many cliches associated with the role of artist. Duvall provides a context for understanding what it means to work in an art community today.
Click here for more photos from Duvall's residency
Click here for more information on trait d'union
Linda's video She Can't Begin
was screened at
Internationales Videofestival Bochum,
Bochum, Germany
which took place from 29th to 31st of May 2008.
Recent
WEB PROJECTS
At www.lindaduvall.com/white_lies you can
vote for the best liar. This project was developed in partnership
with Mendel Art Gallery.
Visit www.lindaduvall.com/great_expectations
to join a discussion of the kinds of issues that surround
most regional art galleries. Duvall sat in the lobby of the
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery holding personalized art discussion
groups with visitors to the gallery. This web project was
developed from these conversations, in partnership with the
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery.
