‘5’ List Of Artworks

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Dana Claxton - Hope 2007
Dana CLAXTON
Hope, 2007 (5.5 #3)
09:51, stereo sound
The artist ponders the possibilities of reconciliation. Upon the first round of rebuilding, it works perfectly and then another try makes it more difficult. This work considers geo-politics, earth democracy and cross-cultural repair. Distributed by Video Out. www.danaclaxton.com

Richard Fung, John Greyson And Ali Kazimi - Rex vs. Singh, 2008
Richard FUNG, John GREYSON and Ali KAZIMI
Rex vs. Singh, 2008 (5.5 #12)
29:38, stereo sound
Staged scenes (told four times) from transcript of 1915 trial of Dalip and Naina Singh, Sikh mill-workers accused of sodomy. Original arrest happened on what is now the site of Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. Commissioned by the Queer History Project for Out On Screen, Vancouver Queer Film Festival. Distributed by Vtape.

Brian Kent Gotro - Beach, 2008
Brian Kent GOTRO
Beach, 2008 (5.5 #11)
03:25, stereo sound
You find yourself in Taiwan on a beach, depressed. You want to go home but you can’t-obligations. What do you do? Run down the beach, camera in hand making videotape of all the things you’re missing, because your mind is not there. Distributed by Video Out.

Brian Kent Gotro - Rails, 2010
Brian Kent GOTRO
Rails, 2010 (5.2 #2)
04:28, stereo sound
In fast-forward, three men hop, hide and crouch in freight cars departing Vancouver-an endurance journey of steel sound chaos and torrent diesel discomfort bring them to Kamloops, BC and back again.

Brian Howell - Walking Through Circles, 2010
Brian HOWELL
Walking Through Circles, 2010 (5.3 #6)
10:20, silent
Series of photographs mapping out placement of Olympic rings in the urban landscape of Vancouver 2010. www.brianhowellphotography.com.

Heather Keung - Hanging, 2006/Bending Over Backwards, 2008
Heather KEUNG
Hanging, 2006/Bending Over Backwards, 2008 (5.3 #12)
05:13, stereo sound
Part of a series of performance art videos whereby Keung submits herself to physical endurance challenges. Despite her will to maintain acts of balance, grace and strength, she inevitably succumbs to the body's physical weakness.
Distributed by Vtape.

Karin Lee - Shattered, 2007
Karin LEE
Shattered, 2007 (5.5 #2)
11:42/11:42 (2-channels), stereo sound
Two historic perspectives commemorating the Anti-Asian Riots that took place in Vancouver’s Chinatown on Sept. 7, 1907. Distributed by Video Out.

Christian Nicolay - Ampli Fly, 2008
Christian NICOLAY
Ampli Fly, 2008 (5.3 #14)
02:43 (3-channel installation), stereo sound
A single fly is caught in something that resembles the American Flag. Uncle Sam has its grasp on the worker fly and is amplifying its struggle to break free. Not all is lost, Because hope floats. A Composition in U.S. A Major from the series ATLANTIS. www.christiannicolay.blogspot.com.

Kenneth Fletcher, Paul Wong - 60 Unit; Bruise, 1976
Kenneth FLETCHER/Paul WONG
60 Unit; Bruise, 1976 (5.4 #15)
05:15, stereo sound
This seminal work was their first colour video collaboration. A Western Front video production. Digitally Re-mastered 2008. Distributed by Vtape.

Tony Pantages, Paul Wong - Dovetale, 2010
Tony PANTAGES/Paul WONG
Dovetale, 2010 (5.2 #6)
02:49, silent
Mixing together of Pantages’ Implosion of the Vancouver landmark Woodward’s building, with Wong’s Downtown Eastside alleys in Canada’s lowest income postal code. www.pantages.tv.

Paul Wong - 2 Hot 2 Handle, 2009
Paul WONG
2 Hot 2 Handle, 2009 (5.3 #11)
07:16 (2-channel installation), stereo sound Originally commissioned by the Glenbow Museum, Calgary. Wong juxtaposes image of the gay rodeo with bronze sculptures from the museum collection.

5.paulwongprojects.com Live Webcast
Paul WONG
5.paulwongprojects.com Live Webcast (5.1)
5 hour webcast performance
5 launched live from 5pm-10pm on Feb.13. A host of personalities deliver video blogs by blending mobile media technologies, live & pre-recorded materials into a live stream.

5 Wall, 2010 - Canada Line City Centre Station
Paul WONG
'5' WALL, 2010 (Canada Line City Centre Station)
40' x 10' Mural
The '5' WALL is a 40' x 10' transparency mounted on the exterior wall of the station. The City Centre Station is at the very heart of the city at Granville and Georgia Street. This is the new place to meet and photograph your friends. Presented by Winsor Gallery, City of Vancouver, inTransitBC, and ON MAIN.

Paul Wong - 8th Avenue, 2010
Paul WONG
8th Avenue, 2010 (5.2 #9)
02:21, stereo sound
A car on fire blows up Oct 31, 2008 on the streets of NYC.

Paul Wong - Black Flags, 2010
Paul WONG
Black Flags, 2010 (5.5 #1)
00:48, stereo sound
Plastic flags thrashing in the wind atop a commercial fishing boat. Recorded in Nicaragua.

Paul Wong - Burka, 2010
Paul WONG
Burka, 2010 (5.4 #5)
04:26 (mixed media installation), stereo sound
A floating Burka stares at portraits of Canadian Soldiers killed in Afghanistan Apr. 18, 2002 - Nov. 11, 2009. Soundtrack of computer-generated voices recites Afghan names. Burka from Kandahar, Afghan war carpets, Victorian dressmaker’s mannequin, and wreath.

Paul Wong - Car Crash, 2010
Paul WONG
Car Crash, 2010 (5.2 #10)
03:50, stereo sound
Incessant car horn blares throughout recording. Aftermath of car crash, injured on sidewalk, bystanders, ambulance and police arrive. Recorded with iPhone.

Paul Wong - Diamondback, 2008
Paul WONG
Diamondback, 2008 (5.3 #10)
05:00, stereo sound
On a night road wrangling a rattlesnake. Recorded in Nicaragua.

Paul Wong - Downtown Eastside 5.5, 2010
Paul WONG
Downtown Eastside 5.5, 2010 (5.5 #10)
13:30, stereo sound
Driving thru alleys and walking the streets of Vancouver’s DTES, Canada’s poorest postal codes.

Paul Wong - Easter Parade, 2010
Paul WONG
Easter Parade, 2010 (5.4 #2)
05:34, stereo sound
Icon of Jesus is marched through town in the days leading up to Easter. Recorded in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.

Paul Wong - Eat, 2002
Paul WONG
Eat, 2002 (5.2 #5)
03:51, stereo sound
The homeless set up a tent city surrounding Woodward’s department store demanding housing. Created for horizonzero.ca.

Paul Wong - Enter The Dragon 1973-2008, 2010
Paul WONG
Enter The Dragon 1973-2008, 2010 (5.5 #13)
05:07/05:07 (2-channels), stereo sound
Wong juxtaposes two seminal mediated moments in recent Chinese history. Closing scene from Enter The Dragon with segment from the opening of the Beijing Olympics.

Paul Wong - Exit Upon Arrival, 2010
Paul WONG
Exit Upon Arrival, 2010 (5.4 #16)
02:03/01:00 (2-channels), stereo sound
A self-portrait. Going in and out of the hot light in the Mojave Desert.

Paul Wong - Floral Alphabet, 2010
Paul WONG
Floral Alphabet, 2010 (5.4 #7)
1. A to Z 00:17 2. 26 Four Letter Words 00:07 (2 video loops/2 paper scrolls), silent
Alphabet created from digital photography.

Paul Wong - Ginko, 2010
Paul WONG
Ginko, 2010 (5.5 #5)
02:19/01:35/01:48/02:22/01:22 (5-channel installation), silent
Ginko tree recorded Sept. 2009 at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.

Paul Wong - Go Greyhound, 2010
Paul WONG
Go Greyhound, 2010 (5.2 #7)
05:42, stereo sound
Video and performance with bottles of Nestea and toilet paper rolls.

Paul Wong - Grotto, 2010
Paul WONG
Grotto, 2010 (5.5 #6)
Sound and light installation.
Music by Steve Lacy.

Paul Wong - Hell Money, 2010
Paul WONG
Hell Money, 2010 (5.4 #14)
12:06, stereo sound
Excerpts featuring Paul Wong as the Wiry Man in Season 3, Episode 19 of the X-Files (1996).

Paul Wong - History of VHS, Death Of Violence, 2010
Paul WONG
History of VHS, Death Of Violence, 2010 (5.4 #3)
02:35:34 (5-channel installation) , stereo sound
VHS (1976-2008). Mashup of History of Violence (2006), the last Hollywood feature distributed on VHS. Rest In Peace.

Paul Wong - Homage to Les Paul, 2010
Paul WONG
Homage to Les Paul, 2010 (5.4 #11)
20:00, stereo sound
Featuring Joey Shithead Keithley of D.O.A. performing solo guitar. Les Paul (1915-2009). The foremost influence on 20C sound and responsible for the world famous Gibson model electric guitar.

Paul Wong - Hungry Ghosts, 2004
Paul WONG
Hungry Ghosts, 2004 (5.4 #6)
33:00 (single channel mix) , stereo sound
A diversity of acts and rituals before, during and after burial. Original 5-channel installation commissioned for the Venice Biennale 2003.

Paul Wong - in ten sity, 1978
Paul WONG
in ten sity, 1978 (5.4 #13)
25:00, stereo sound
Recording of original performance projected topographically onto graves. Dedicated to Kenneth Fletcher (1954-1978).

Paul Wong - Joshua Tree, 2010
Paul WONG
Joshua Tree, 2010 (5.3 #2)
05:38, silent
Projected onto 8’ weather balloon. Recorded at Joshua Tree National Park. Part of the Scorched series.

Paul Wong - Koi, 2010
Paul WONG
Koi, 2010 (5.5 #9)
07:52, stereo sound
From Spring to Fall the Koi of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden are fed at 11am. They respond to the vibrations of the gong. Topographic projection onto water.

Paul Wong - LED MSGS, 2010
Paul WONG
LED MSGS, 2010 (5.3 #8)
100 LED Message sculptures suspended from trees.

Paul Wong - Little Big Horn, 2010
Paul WONG
Little Big Horn, 2010 (5.4 #8)
03:00, silent
Custer’s Last Stand. Sitting Bull Wins. Recorded in South Dakota.

Paul Wong - Luminous Pollution: A Happy Planet, 2010
Paul WONG
Luminous Pollution: A Happy Planet, 2010 (5.4 #12)
Mixed media installation fuelled by smoothies. Rope lighting and plastic bottles.

Paul Wong - Luminous Pollution:  The Team 5 Collection, 2010
Paul WONG
Luminous Pollution: The Team ‘5’ Collection, 2010 (5.4 #10)
Mixed media installation comprised of Team ‘5’ waste. 200 plastic bottles with multi-colour glow sticks.

Paul Wong - Mah Jong, 2010
Paul WONG
Mah Jong, 2010 (5.5 #14)
09:18/09:18 (2-channels), stereo sound
Two real-time views featuring members of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden’s Mah Jong Club.

Paul Wong - Miss Chinatown, 1997
Paul WONG
Miss Chinatown, 1997 (5.5 #16)
05:18, stereo sound
Beauty pageant overlaid with diverse views on identity by Asian-Canadians.

Paul Wong - Palm, 2010
Paul WONG
Palm, 2010 (5.5 #15)
31:45/46:48 (2-channels with live performance)
Featuring Sahara Exodus with Paul Wong’s pre-recorded palm and tarot card readings from Jan. 2010. www.chaoticgoddess.com.

Paul Wong - Pool, 2010
Paul WONG
Pool, 2010 (5.3 #16)
03:19, silent
Abandoned pool used by skateboarders. Remnants of former yacht club on the Salton Sea, Mojave Desert. Part of the Scorched series.

Paul Wong - Ravine, 2010
Paul WONG
Ravine, 2010 (5.3 #15)
08:15, stereo sound
Wong with handheld camera walks thru raven until it reaches the shores of Salton Sea. Recorded in the Mojave Desert. Part of the Scorched series.

Paul Wong - R.I.P. Charlie
Paul WONG
R.I.P. Charlie (5.3 #9)
02:35, silent
Dedicated to the memory of Charlie, the conservatory’s famous resident Moluccan Cockatoo. Charlie passed away just weeks before 5.3. He was 67.

Paul Wong - Ross, Kay and Elsie, 2010
Paul WONG
Ross, Kay and Elsie, 2010 (5.4 #4)
05:18, silent
Friends and family members buried and cremated at Mountain View Cemetery. Ross Charles Haynes (1981-2000). Katherine Alma Erickson (1918-2003). Elsie Dunnet Sage (1915-2008).

Paul Wong - Round Trip, 2010
Paul WONG
Round Trip, 2010 (5.2 #11)
49:00, silent
A 2-camera route video mash-up takes the viewer from –Main St.-Cambie Bdg.-Beach Ave.-Stanley Park-Georgia St.-Main St.

Paul Wong - Running In A Maze, 2008
Paul WONG
Running In A Maze, 2008 (5.3 #8)
02:35, stereo sound
Performance features an abstracted view of the maze art installation created by artist Charles Rea.

Paul Wong - Sally, 2008
Paul WONG
Sally, 2008 (5.5 #4)
07:54, stereo sound
A love ballad featuring Sally Chui & Paul Wong -a duet portrait recorded at the China Club in Beijing. Lyrics by Paul Wong. Vocals and music by Paddy Ryan.

Paul Wong - Salton Sea, 2010
Paul WONG
Salton Sea, 2010 (5.3 #17)
04:38, stereo sound
Abandoned trailers, desolated communities, humans trying to exist in the Mojave Desert. Part of the Scorched series.

Paul Wong - Save Is A Four Letter Word, 2010
Paul WONG
Save Is A Four Letter Word, 2010 (5.3 #1)
Inkjet prints from the Floral Alphabet series.

Paul Wong - Save The Queen, 2010
Paul WONG
Save The Queen, 2010 (5.3 #4)
03:22, stereo sound
Installation featuring flowing, erupting, bubbling lava projected on water, rocks and Koi fish. Music: God Save The Queen courtesy of the Sex Pistols.

Paul Wong - Set Fires, 2008
Paul WONG
Set Fires, 2008 (5.2 #8)
04:22, stereo sound
Evicted punks set fires to houses. Police riot squad. Developers build condos. Neighborhood in transition.

Paul Wong - Snakes On A Bus, 2010
Paul WONG
Snakes On A Bus, 2010 (5.2 #4)
04:57, stereo sound
Video mash-up of a Hollywood classic with a performance featuring rubber snakes.

Paul Wong - Snakes On A Pond, 2010
Paul WONG
Snakes On A Pond, 2010 (5.5 #8)
04:54, silent
Abstract montage of appropriated footage of snakes projected onto water.

Paul Wong - Spring, 2006
Paul WONG
Spring, 2006 (5.4 #1)
03:45, stereo sound
The scattering of Steve Lacy’s ashes at Long Island, NY on March 21, 2006. Music by Steve Lacy (1934-2004).

Paul Wong - Storm, 2009
Paul WONG
Storm, 2009 (5.2 #3)
07:30, stereo sound
Recorded in Minnesota driving through a hurricane. Driver: Brian Howell.

Paul Wong - Strangler Tree, 2010
Paul WONG
Strangler Tree, 2010 (5.3 #13)
05:54 (3-channel installation), stereo sound
Inspired by the Australian Banyan tree commonly known as the Strangler Fig, the site-specific mash-up used appropriated material from popular culture related to strangulation, suffocation, hanging and auto-erotic asphyxiation.

Paul Wong - The Fallen, 2010
Paul WONG
The Fallen, 2010 (5.3 #7)
04:19, stereo sound
Dedicated to all who have risked climbing, and to those who have fallen. Music courtesy of Tom Waits.

Paul Wong - Venenzia, 2010
Paul WONG
Venenzia, 2010 (5.2 #1)
05:52, silent
Abstracted view traveling waterways in Venice, Italy.

Paul Wong - Vigil 5.4, 2010
Paul WONG
Vigil 5.4, 2010 (5.4 #9)
08:00, stereo sound
Featuring Rebecca Belmore (Talking Stick Festival 2002) in street performance screaming out the names of the missing and murdered women of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. www.rebeccabelmore.com

Paul Wong - Well Done, 2010
Paul WONG
Well Done, 2010 (5.3 #3)
06:34, stereo sound
Landowner Rick Erickson negotiates and oversees digging of well. Recorded in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.

Paul Wong - Windows 97, 1997
Paul WONG
Windows 97, 1997 (5.5 #7)
3 Neon components of installation commissioned for Fortune Cookies Exhibition ICA London, to mark handover of Hong Kong in 1997. Collection of Rick Erickson.

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