Kate MacKay

EBay Dept: Last year, a lot more works had an epic, landscape, outdoor feel, says Kate MacKay, interim artistic director. There always a tension between the epic and the intimate at Images but this year the films show a lot more intimacy. , according to The Star. A collage made from a collection of reel-to-reel tapes found in an old suitcase bought on eBay, Suitcase unreels an affair between Tom, a married veterinarian and Jeannie, his mistress, who also seems to be employed in an animal hospital. The same one? We never know. Uncertainly adds to the piquancy of the piece as does our partial knowledge. Snippets of news or an overheard TV show give the away the time as the mid- 60s. So does their audio technology of choice. Unlike a phone call, tapes can be replayed the tape as sex aid and The public pulse is measured every way: from political polling to pondering why dance videos go viral. But at the avant-garde video extravaganza, Images Festival, it possible to reflect on how inward looking we ve become by having us listen to a long-gone love affair revisited via long-lost tapes or watching a smuggled-in Chinese worker quiet private battle to keep his dignity. Jane Gillooly Suitcase of Love and Shame is the festival signature piece in this regard. It also one of the most accessible works among the festival 35 programs from 135 artists worldwide at 24 locations starting April 11. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.