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Film

Wînipêk Gallery Exhibition

A few years back I was walking with my mother through the Winnipeg Art Gallery, looking at the art, excited to be there and be there together…when she stopped, raised her arms up towards the wall and dramatically said- 

“And here it is Jamie…this is where your art will hang!  I know your art will be in this gallery one day!”

Unwavering support, and her genuine smile, even when I would respond “Probably not mom”.

She’s not here anymore…and it’s a moment like this I wish I could share with her…She would be so proud knowing my film work is a part of the current exhibition at the WAG.  

Staycation: The Art of Being Here, featuring the work of Manitoban artists, including my film “Wînipêk”

Art

New work

I’m really excited with these two paintings I’m working on! My main approach to a canvas is abstract and everything I do is intentional. Base coats bleed through, brushstrokes create small moments of light and colours are picked with an underlying meaning – The closer you look, the more you can find all the details

Film

Reflecting

Natural light is a big part of how I choose to shoot, and sometimes everything lines up better than I can anticipate. I’ve been reflecting a bit on some of my previous work, and this is one of my favourite shots…the light, the reflection, and my favourite city Winnipeg

Art

Painting In Acrylic

Two shots of a new piece I am working on. It’s not quite done yet…or maybe it is. I decided to leave it for a few days, put the brush down, step back from the painting and let the ideas settle into the canvas.

Film

Camera Test

Laying down some practice shots. Canon RP mounted on Dji rsc2.

Film

Winter Drive

Winnipeg on a Sunday afternoon, taking the streets that lead me downtown and back home again…

Film

Film Shoot

So grateful for this weekend and the team I got to work with, flexing my skills as the director. We spent a full day working together, filming and setting up throughout downtown Winnipeg, capturing some great moments and finding our groove as a film crew. We finished on schedule and we are stoked to see this project come to life.

Film

Bolex

It is nice to reflect and look back on my earlier work. This was shot in 2011 on Bolex, I remember it was cold, and I remember wanting the clip to look and feel like a painting. Understanding the graininess of the film stock and how flat white backgrounds can create so much texture, I was able to achieve my goal.

The most satisfying part of filmmaking is seeing all these images in my brain, a congestion of unmade compositions, and being able to organize and translate them to this medium.

Film

New Work

Newlight ~ 2023

Preview of new work: Decolonizing the analog medium through a digital space: Not by narrative or subject, but through reconstruction.

Yellow, cyan and magenta wash over the digital flow to create the idea of a film negative, windows become the perforations, and the vertical movement indicates film threaded through the light of a projector. Low hum vibrations echo the sounds of the mechanical device.

Inspired by Stan Brakhage “Mothlight” with the idea of grief as motivation, and giving life through new processes.