We had somehow forgotten how lovely Vancouver can be in April. The city is in full bloom and on sunny days it’s warm enough to sit on the beach with a wind jacket. From April 12-17 we were invited to create an interactive installation and a series of workshops for the Reel to Real Film Festival in Vancouver. We’d like to extend our thanks to the incredible team behind the festival, with special thanks to our amazing hosts Venay Felton and Tammy Bannister. A big thanks also to the talented Paul Bennett for the soundscape he created for this show, and to Sarah Van Borek for the videography.

Here is a video from the gala night.

Here are a couple of images from the workshop

Thanks to all who joined us for Nuit Blanche this year! We had a packed Museum and an incredibly imaginative installation that grew and changed all night long, with keen the participation of  hundreds and hundreds!

The interactive sound and music composition for  ”Suspended Narratives” was ingeniously conceived of by Christian Carriere and Navid Navab. Together they created a series of light responsive soundscapes that mesmerized the crowds.

Big thanks go to Jenny san Martin who created video and still projections incorporated into the piece.

Images by Warioda

On January 27 2013 we created an installation at The Royal BC Museum in Victoria BC. The First Peoples Gallery in the museum was a most extraordinary space for Mere Phantoms’ ‘Suspended Narratives’.  Performance artist Peter Morin joined us for this event, adding deer-hide cut outs to the cumulative paper installation.  A very special thank you to the totems who inhabit the gallery for sharing the space with us.

In January 2013 Mere Phantoms presented Suspended Narratives at the AGGV’s Family Sunday and Urbanite events. Hundreds came out to contribute to this cumulative interactive installation that reflects both artists and participants reflections on the experience of living in an increasingly urbanized worlds. Big thanks to Tania Muir for being such a gracious host!