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Pretend Not To See Me: The Art of Colette Urban
A film by Katherine Knight (2009)
Newfoundland’s spectacular, coastal landscape and an isolated farm become the living gallery for thirteen avant-garde performances by renowned visual artist Colette Urban. In her barns and fields.
Colette becomes a half-woman half-bear, dances a tango while strapped into bungee cords, wheels nonsensical record contraptions and turns herself into a parody of consumer goods.
I am timid in the real world. Performance and this idea of disguise are a real comfort to me. I’m not me. I’m someone else once I am in that role of the performer.
Resilient, determined, self aware and funny, Colette embraces the transformative power of art. She emerges as an empathetic, courageous and visionary character who has achieved artistic excellence through a focused and solitary journey.
This is a film about following a dream, having courage and believing in oneself. It’s about embracing risk and sustaining courage through acts of the imagination. It’s an astonishing representation of Colette Urban’s enigmatic art performances set against the rugged beauty of rural Newfoundland.
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Presented to complement the exhibition "In Place: Photographs, objects, stories." / Katherine Knight & Barbara Lounder, June 6-July 25, ARTSPLACE Main Gallery
[email protected]
902.532.7069
Event in Room: Studio (upstairs)
Pretend Not To See Me: The Art of Colette Urban
A film by Katherine Knight (2009)
Newfoundland’s spectacular, coastal landscape and an isolated farm become the living gallery for thirteen avant-garde performances by renowned visual artist Colette Urban. In her barns and fields.
Colette becomes a half-woman half-bear, dances a tango while strapped into bungee cords, wheels nonsensical record contraptions and turns herself into a parody of consumer goods.
I am timid in the real world. Performance and this idea of disguise are a real comfort to me. I’m not me. I’m someone else once I am in that role of the performer.
Resilient, determined, self aware and funny, Colette embraces the transformative power of art. She emerges as an empathetic, courageous and visionary character who has achieved artistic excellence through a focused and solitary journey.
This is a film about following a dream, having courage and believing in oneself. It’s about embracing risk and sustaining courage through acts of the imagination. It’s an astonishing representation of Colette Urban’s enigmatic art performances set against the rugged beauty of rural Newfoundland.
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Presented to complement the exhibition "In Place: Photographs, objects, stories." / Katherine Knight & Barbara Lounder, June 6-July 25, ARTSPLACE Main Gallery
 | Rated: G - Suitable for viewing by all ages. |
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Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
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