1 Walked out of 2 and Forgot It

1 Walked out of 2 and Forgot It

by | Feb 2, 2020

WRITING 1 Walked out of 2 and Forgot It Published by Something Else Press The New York Times, Books of the Times, by Thomas Lask “…The structure of the work resembles the dances of Merce Cunningham…. Toby MacLennan has a fey imagination and an incisive way of...
Singing The Stars

Singing The Stars

by | Feb 2, 2020

WRITING Singing The Stars Published by Coach House PressSample/forward by John Cage Samuel R. Delany – On back cover of Singing the Stars ‘In MacLennan the coherence—the repetition—of objects and images urges us to recall Freud’s passing dictum,...
Biting Into A Piece Of The Day

Biting Into A Piece Of The Day

by | Feb 2, 2020

FILM/VIDEO Biting Into A Piece Of The Day Biting Into a Piece of the Day is a black and white 16mm film and video with a running time of 5 minutes. SYNOPSISBiting into a Piece of the Day is a metaphor for our hunger to connect with the world and our desire to lose...
How Will I Know I Am Here

How Will I Know I Am Here

by | Feb 2, 2020

FILM/VIDEO How Will I Know I Am Here FILM How Will I Know I am Here is a 16 mm color and black and white film with a running time of 45 minutes. SYNOPSIS Excerpts from catalog for Solo Show at The Ottawa Art Gallery. Written by Jean-Francois Renaud, Curator. “…we see,...
How Much Far Is There?

How Much Far Is There?

by | Feb 2, 2020

INSTALLATION How Much Far Is There? Film-16 mm, color/black and white, 45 minutes. Installation: Chair, wooden Egyptian boat, wooden tiers of painted waves, mechanical equipment to move chair across stage The making of How Much Far is There was inspired by a trip to...