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THE WEIGHT OF THE MOUNTAINS
Dawson City Limits
Tessa Rex, Australia
Set in the transition from winter to spring in the
sub-arctic town of Dawson City, DAWSON CITY
LIMITS is a surrealist document of life in the north.
Part self-portrait, part observation, DAWSON
CITY LIMITS marries dancing, keg-throwing and
an attempted ice-bridge.
Not about the river always coming back to the river.
Alisa Vostiklap, Germany
A sound piece.
Portal People
Melody Woodnut, Iceland
An ode to the spirit of Dawson on 16mm film;
as seen through the hands of those who gave
insights, kindness, and welcoming outreaches to
The Weight of Mountains film collective.
Tess Hutson, Australia
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(Installation at Lowe’s Mortuary, 2nd Avenue (bewteen Queen and King)
A Fossil Hums with the Dead of Winter
Matthew Anthony Batty, USA
A video installation and performance in Lowe’s Mortuary that merges the materials
of different sites, different belongings, and different bodies, in the ecological loop of
life and death. mammoth ivory, sweet potato, lap steel guitar, citrus peels, canvas
jumpsuit, projector, caribou antlers, guitar amp, and cassette player.
10-11 PM
Friday March 30 th
6-7 PM
Saturday March 31 st
6-7 PM
Sunday April 1 st
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