BIO : Deborah VanSlet

La caméra de Deborah VanSlet est mouvante, imprégnant les vidéos de danse et les multiples histoires racontées à travers ses œuvres par une impression de mouvement qui ont fait sa marque. Active devant et derrière la caméra, la démarche de cette vidéaste montréalaise est fortement influencée par ses expériences de voyage, son rôle de mère, la portée sociale et culturelle de l’art, notamment lorsqu’il s’agit de raconter des histoires. Elle a réalisé Weather Permitting (2001), How to Spot an Aneroxic (2004) et Rules of the Road (2005), une vidéo danse où « faire du pouce » devient un acte de foi, à la fois libérateur et imprévisible.

Deborah VanSlet is a Montreal video artist whose is primarily interested in the social relevance of art.  Her work is based on the tradition of storytelling and she has been strongly influenced by her years of travel and her role as a mother.  As well as performing on camera, she has also developed a movement style behind the camera, shooting on-site dance videos and exploring storytelling through movement.
Some of her recent work includes Weather Permitting (2001), a storytelling tape that responds to the chaos within the predictable cycle of seasons, it’s an attestation to the significance of our insignificance. How to Spot an Anorexic (2004) is a darkly entertaining fireside tale about denial and the cycle of destruction;  a Hansel & Gretel for our times. Rules of the Road, is her latest, a dance video on hitchhiking that expresses both the exhilaration and the anxiety associated with taking a chance and breaking out to parts unknown.