Making Friends in Toronto

Thanks to Christina, for the lovely blog entry, and all her tweeting on behalf of We Are Watching. Check out what she had to say here

La Flamme Arrivera à Belle Montréal ce soir!

Bonjour tout les monde à Quèbèc, je cherche éncore des video de la Flamme. S'il vous plaît, pris avec des téléphones mobile video ou des caméras, merçi de me les envoyer à weRwatching2010 [at] gmail.com pour mon projet artistique.

La route est:

Montréal-Est, Maschouch, Terrebonne (ça c'est belle, j'ai resté ici 1992), Bois-des-Filion, Lorraine, Rosemère, Blainville, Sainte-Thérèse, Boisbriand, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Ceux-Montagnes, Saint-Eustache, Laval, Dollard-des-Ormeau, Kirkland, Pointe-Claire, Dorval, Montréal-Ouest, Côte-Saint-Luc, Hampstead, Westmount, Mont-Royal et Montréal avec les célébrations à Laval et Montréal!


Hello people of Quebec, again, I am looking for video of the Torch Relay. If you please, send me video that you have taken with your cell phone, or camera, and send it to me at weRwatching2010 [at] gmail.com

The route is:

Montréal-Est, Maschouch, Terrebonne (it's very beautiful here, I stayed with friends here in 1992), Bois-des-Filion, Lorraine, Rosemère, Blainville, Sainte-Thérèse, Boisbriand, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Ceux-Montagnes, Saint-Eustache, Laval, Dollard-des-Ormeau, Kirkland, Pointe-Claire, Dorval, Montréal-Ouest, Côte-Saint-Luc, Hampstead, Westmount, Mont-Royal et Montréal avec les célébrations in Laval and Montréal!

You may notice that I have changed the email account. That change was to improve twitter efficiency, and because I was getting too much spam. But both accounts are activated, so don't worry that your submission was sent to the wrong place. I was lucky enough to meet the lovely Alexandra Samuels who has changed so many of my bad internet habit, including rude twitter practices, who knew there was already an established etiquette! Ignorance is no excuse, but you will now find me on my best behaviour, so try following me at weRwatching2010.

Thanks, and pass it on!

Et Quèbèc Encore!

Le Vendredi, Dec. 5

Le Torch va au Quèbec aujourd'hui. Les ville sont Saint-Prosper-de-Beauce, Saint-Georges, Saint-Beniot-Labre, Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce, Robertsonville, Thetford Mines, Black Lake, Saint-Ferdinand, Plessisville, Princeville, Victorialville, Warwick, Danville, Asbestos, Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, Windsor, Lennoxville et Sherbrooke. Je cherches des video de Torch Relay et les célébrations. Envoyez à wearewatching2010@gmail.com. Merçi!


Friday, Dec 5th, the Torch is passing through Saint-Prosper-de-Beauce, Saint-Georges, Saint-Beniot-Labre, Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce, Robertsonville, Thetford Mines, Black Lake, Saint-Ferdinand, Plessisville, Princeville, Victorialville, Warwick, Danville, Asbestos, Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, Windsor, Lennoxville and Sherbrooke. Please pass on info to your friends and family in this area. I am looking for video footage from cell phones and other video capturing devices. Email to wearewatching@gmail.com. Details at www.liddlethought.blogspot.com Thanks!  
 

Finally, a Bone!

Well after tweeting and littering news articles with my comments all day for two days in a row, trying to entice Canadians to play, and knowing from Google Analytics that people are, in fact, stopping by, I finally have real-life interaction from a person! A trace left in the form of a comment no less. Yipee! And what is even more fantastic is that Hodgepodge Grumblebeak blogged about my project. Here is her take, please let me know yours.

Le Torch va au Quèbec aujour'hui!

Le Vendredi, Decembre 4th

Le Torch va au Quèbec aujourd'hui. Les ville sont Lévis Montmangny, Saint-Romuald, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Charny, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Scott, Sainte-Marie, Vallée-Jonction, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Beauceville, Notre-Dame-des-Pins et Saint-Georges.
Je cherches des video de Torch Relay et les célébrations. Envoyez à wearewatching2010@gmail.com. Merçi!
(Je m'excuse, mais je parls français comme une grosse bébé!) 

Friday, Dec 4th, the Torch is passing through Lévis Montmangny, Saint-Romuald, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Charny, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Scott, Sainte-Marie, Vallée-Jonction, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Beauceville, Notre-Dame-des-Pins and Saint-Georges. Please pass on info to your friends and family in this area. I am looking for video footage from cell phones and other video capturing devices. Email to wearewatching@gmail.com. Details at www.liddlethought.blogspot.com Thanks!  

Progress Report

Everything has been full steam ahead lately. Yesterday, I gave an artist talk about my work to the Socs 201 Intro to Cultural Theory and it went really well, from my perspective, except that I forgot a couple of my punchlines. But the information fell into place, as it tends to do when you are talking about your work, work that you are both invested in and passionate about. Sharing my ways of thinking about praxis-based practice in relation to my process was great in that it really helped solidify my own understanding. The questions were great, and I had no reason to be nervous, even though there were 175 of them!

Danna Vajda and Kristina Lee Podesva have sent me their essays for the first book, I am so pleased, I can hardly stand it. Juho Jäppinin will have to provide some serious book design work to make a form worthy of such thoughtful words.

Video submissions are trickling in, always looking for more though, and I seem to be constantly posting comments and notices, twittering, facebooking, stumbling and otherwise browbeating my people into submission (pun intended). Help me get the word out people! I know I am getting about 50 hits a day on this blog, but there are no trace elements left behind to prove this, and thank goodness for google analytics for making me not lose my mind from the appearance of lonely. Feel free to leave comments, show me that you are there. Particularly tell me if you are planning to send in a submission, but haven't gotten around to it yet. That would be just lovely! Particularly of interest are submissions from Northern Canada and the Maritimes. Images of these areas are skimpy, and I would love to have every area represented in some way. Also, I am surprised to not have received any "protester" clips. I was expecting a tonne of those, as this will be one of the only ways that protesting will be viewed publicly from a non-media source.

On another note, Jeffrey, from Jeffrey Boone Gallery has found me a...get this...wireless surveillance camera! How exciting is that?! No crazy wiring and strata council approval necessary for this little lovely. Here, take a look for yourself:

the most beautiful surveillance camera in the world

Okay, that is all I have to say for now.

Bright Light Gets A Mention in the Vancouver Courier.

Cick here to view

Robson Square Re-opens Today --Looking for Video Clips

Today is the re-opening of the Robson Square ice rink, not sure if there is an official ceremony, info is hard to come by, but just in case there is some kind of Olympic ceremonial pomp, I will be heading down for the 12 pm opening to collect video clips. It would be great if you could join me. Send any clips to wearewatching2010@gmail.com to participate in my project. Find detailed information at liddlethought.blogspot.com.

can you believe this is the only link to more info.?

Today the Torch is in P.E.I --video needed pass it on!

Today the Torch Relay and Celebrations pass through P.E.I. Send in video clips from your cell (or any other device) to wearewatching2010@gmail.com and have them projected large-scale in Vancouver during the Olympics and Paralympics.

Amherst, Wood Islands, Belfast, Vernon Bridge, Cherry Valley, Pownal, Stratford, Charlottetown with evening Celebrations planned for Charlottetown.

For project details, including link to interactive map, see liddlethought.blogspot.com

Thanks and pass it along!

Bright Light Gets A Mention in the Vancouver Sun

I highly recommend searching your own projects --look what I found!

http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/cultureseen/archive/2009/11/11/art-s-birthday-starts-bright-light-s-public-art.aspx

Nov. 16th - Nov 20th Olympic Torch Relay in Nova Scotia - Looking for Participants

Torch Relay travels through Nova Scotia this week

I am looking for participants to video document (with your cell phone, or any other video device) and send the files to wearewatching2010@gmail.com. The files will be part of an art project and will be projected in public space in Vancouver during the Olympics.

Here is this week's route:

Monday, Nov 16th: North Sydney, Sydney Mines, Membertou, Glace Bay, Dominion, Scotchtown, New Waterford, Sydney, Baddeck, Wagmatcook, Whycocomagh, Waycobah and Mabou.

Tuesday, Nov. 17th: Port Hawkesbury, Port Hastings, Tracadie, Paq'tnkek, Antigonish, New Glasgow, Trenton, Stellarton, Bible Hill and Truro, with celebrations to be held in Port Hawkesbury and Sydney.

Wednesday, Nov. 18th: Truro, Millbrook, Stewiacke, Shubenacadie, Elmsdale, Enfield, Waverley, North Preston, Cherry Brook, Cole Harbour, Dartmouth, Beechville and Halifax with public celebrations to be held in Truro, Antigonish and Port Hawkesbury.

Thursday, Nov. 19th: Annapolis Royal, Bear River and Yarmouth.

Friday, Nov. 20th: Halifax, Sackville, Windsor, Falmouth, Grand Pré, Wolfville, New Minas, Kentville, Kingston, Greenwood, Middleton, New Germany, Bridgewater and Lunenburg with public celebrations to be held in Wolfville and Lunenberg

See liddlethought.blogspot.com for project details and link to interactive map for route and times.

Pass it on.

Torch Light Relay NEWFOUNDLAND and CAPE BRETON

Well, the Torch is making it's way across Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in the next few days, and I am still looking for Torch Light Relay and Celebration video footage. Collect footage off your cell phone and mail to wearewatching2010@gmail.com to participate in my art project which will be projected during the Olympics in Gastown, Vancouver.

Here is today's route:

Badger, Springdale, Deer Lake, Pasadena, Corner Brook, Port au Port, Kippens, Stephenville and Channel Port aux Basques

Tomorrow's route is through Cape Breton:

North Sydney, Sydney Mines, Membertou, Glace Bay, Dominion, Scotchtown
New Waterford, Sydney, Baddeck, Wagmatcook, Whycocomagh, Waycobah and Mabou

Check out the ETA and celebration points on the interactive map found on the right of the screen.

Bright Light

I found this page on the City of Vancouver website that outlines the Bright Light project that is the umbrella project for "we are watching". Feel free to check it out. More to come about my gallery shortly.

Bright Light on the City of Vancouver website

Day 6 & 7 Olympic Torch Relay and Celebrations

On Wednesday November 4th, the Olympic Torch will pass through:

• Dawson City
• Old Crow
• Inuvik

On Thursday, November 5th the Torch will pass through:

• Detta
• Ndilo
• Yellowknife
• Kugluktuk

With Evening Celebrations in Yellowknife, location to be determined.

Please notify any people you may know in these areas who can send cell phone video documentation (or from any other kind of device). wearewatching2010@gmail.com

Thanks

Yikes! Today the Olympic Torch Celebrations are in Whitehorse, and I forgot to get the info out!

If you know me on Facebook, then you know I am neck-high in marking. And that is why I have foolishly not prepared any useful posts for my people in Whitehorse. So, as a last moment ditch effort, as I believe these celebrations go until 10ish, I will post now and hope that the message gets there.

Today the Torch Relay passes though:
Sandspit
Queen Charlotte
Taku River Tlingit
Atlin
Whitehorse
Kwanlin Dun

At 6 pm, there will be a celebration at Shipyards Park, so get out your phones and cameras, and pass the post on!

Introducing We Are Watching

We Are Watching is a video / surveillance / book project that investigates ways of watching during the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics that are to be held in Vancouver this February and March.

Currently, I am collecting video footage of the Olympic Torch Relay and Celebrations by soliciting participants to video document the events as they pass through Canada. The video documentation can be collected by cell phones (and any other video capturing devices one might have) and the resulting footage is submitted by email to wearewatching2010 [at] gmail.com. 

For relay and celebration map and details, click the link on the right side bar.

The footage will be projected, unedited, on a building housing the Jeffrey Boone Gallery in the Lower Eastside of Vancouver during the Olympic and Paralympic games. During the games, people can send me their clips documenting any aspect of the Olympic games and celebrations that are happening in Vancouver and Whistler. These images will be instantly snatched out of my inbox and slotted in chronological order to be projected.

Also, the clips will be considered for publication in a book of the same name that will provide an archive of alternative-to-the-official images that will be flooding the world.

The on-site viewers watching the projection will be captured by a surveillance camera which will be projected in the Jeffrey Boone Gallery in real time.

This project is curated by Jeffrey Boone, from the Jeffrey Boone Gallery (for more information on the Jeffrey Boone Gallery see www.jeffreyboonegallery.com) and part of the Bright Light project and generously funded by the City of Vancouver.

Please inform your friends and family who might like participate, I am anxious about getting material.

Thanks!

Instructions for Participants - in 3 easy steps

1. Go out and video document the torch relay and celebrations, Olympic and Paralympic events with your mobile devices, camera, etc.
2. Email the clips to wearewatching2010@gmail.com. If your files are large, try sending them through yousendit.com. They have a free membership option.
   
3. Include your name, or however you would like to be credited in the book version

Thanks so much for participating in "We Are Watching", this work is dependent on participation.

We Are Watching

We Are Watching is a project I am developing in response to the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, to be held in Vancouver and Whistler this February. I am exploring ideas of surveillance by creating a place for "sousveillance", to stand next to, or confront the "Official" representation offered to the world through the regulations imposed by VANOC and the Olympic Committee. The collection of sousveillance will be accrued by asking attendees to collect and submit video footage of various Olympic events and celebrations. The resulting footage will be projected during the Olympics and Paralympics on the building which houses the Jeffrey Boone Gallery, in Gastown, Vancouver. I will write more, but hopefully this is enough info to inspire participation.