Tone of Statement

Latitude 53, 10125 104 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 0Z9

Spring 2003

The phrases “Come here.” and “I am waiting for you.” are repeated in three different scenarios. Individual videos within their own environment emote feelings of anxiety/fear, hope/infatuation, desire/demand, in order to evoke emotion from the viewer.

“Closet’s Shadow” eludes to the terror of child abuse. It is uncomfortable and hard to endure, as is the life children of abuse suffer; A dark, morbid, secretive, lurking sense of wrong.

“The Picket Fence” depicts adolescence; coming of age, curious, young, naive, immature. It is filled with the curiosity and optimism of hope, longing and pleading, like first love.

“Courtesan's throne” portrays a woman sure of her femininity, her own desires; teasingly playful. Using only facial expressions, a confidant queen is ready for the hunt, demanding the price of flesh.