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Technology & Interaction Installation: Impetus 🌀


  • The Dance Centre 677 Davie Street Vancouver, BC, V6B 2G6 Canada (map)

Documentation of Impetus by Katria phothong-mckinnon

Technology & Interaction Installation:
Impetus by Katria Phothong-McKinnon
Ongoing Exhibition: November 17-21

Presented in Partnership with The Dance Centre

Artist Talkback facilitated by Sophia Mai Wolfe: Wednesday November 19 | 7:30PM - 8:30PM PST
Gallery Hours:
Monday November 17 - Wednesday November 19 | 7:00PM - 9:00PM PST
Thursday November 20 - Friday November 21 | 12:00PM - 7:00PM PST

Location: Scotiabank Dance Centre — 677 Davie street, 6th Floor Board Room

Since FORM’s inception, themes of technology and interaction have been woven throughout our programming. Impetus by Katria Phothong-McKinnon, FORM’s 2024-2025 Technology and Interaction Artist In Residence, is an interdisciplinary performance and tech based installation that explores identity, digital existence and cultural preservation through the meeting points of classical Thai dance, Voguing, w*acking and new media.

At the heart of the work are two 16x16x16 LED matrix cubes: one manufactured, embodying a digital record of movement, the other hand soldered, symbolizing presence beyond what is seen and the hidden labour behind technology. Together, they aim to reveal and explore how cultural and human experiences are fragmented, mediated, and constrained within digital and non digital systems. Navigating through the benefits and drawbacks of technology on culture and identity, Impetus frolics in the grey of how and what we use technology for.

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Read more about Katria's Process

Impetus is part of Tri-City Ballroom Project (2024) between Tangente, Toronto Dance Theatre, and The Dance Centre With funding support from the Canada Council for the Arts and CanDance Creative Exchange Fund. Impetus is supported through The Dance Centre’s Special Projects and Partnerships.

About the Artist-in-Residence:

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Katria Phothong-McKinnon
Katria Phothong-McKinnon

Originating from Calgary, AB and Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand, Katria Phothong-McKinnon is a Thai-Canadian artist navigating the blending of traditional and contemporary influences in her work through sculpture, new media, performance, sound arts, music, dance and design. Rooted in Classical Thai dancing since the age of 7, she has expanded her dance practice to include styles like W*acking, Voguing, Hip-Hop, Campbellocking, House, and Popping. Currently based in Vancouver, BC, Katria has a Bachelors in Media Arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design, majoring in New Media + Sound Arts with a minor in Curatorial Practices, and most recently has worked/collaborated with Red Bull, Springboard Performance and the Esker Foundation; and received the inaugural New Media Curation Award at Emily Carr for her curatorial work with the Student Exhibitions at the university.

Photo by: Boris Khramstov

Earlier Event: November 15
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