I recently travelled to England and France and saw some fabulous art including Michael Raedecker at the Camden Arts Centre (where I took pottery classes when I was 10 years old) who “uses a unique combination of thread and paint to create his atmospheric paintings.”

In Paris, I was particularly captivated by Alexander Calder’s wire portraits and sculptures at the Pompidou Centre. Watch video from minute 3:15 to 5:00 to get a sense of his use of line and shadow. (NB. the sound in the video is erratic so you may just want to watch on mute).

I also discovered a wonderful sculptor: Nicolas Lavarenne

Tags: London, Paris

In 2000 and 2001, I participated in a number of collaborations with dancer/choreographer Simone Orlando and composer Scott Bishop. We created dance performances for 12 Minutes Max and Dancing on the Edge festivals in Vancouver as well as a projected image and video installation for the opening of the Scotiabank Dance Centre in Vancouver.

The I Unbound performed at 12 Minutes Max (3 minute clip)

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Let’s Dance performed at Dancing on the Edge (6 minute clip)

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Let’s Dance Installation at the Scotiabank Dance Centre (3 minute clip)

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Mia talks about her photograms on Shaw TV’s Urban Rush (6 minutes)

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Tags: media, photograms, TV