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2013, mini DV, 2:23
collaboration with Monday Art Group/Red Wagon Collective and Hazel Bell Koski

Rebecca Garrett did a workshop with the Monday Art Group, a women’s shelter in the Junction, a gentrifying neighbourhood in west Toronto. Art group member, Marlene Bluebird Stickings had suggested that we watch some short videos made by women in the low-income community in the Junction. During the screening a word cloud was made out of the groups responses. Then Bell-Koski facilitated a jam session which was video taped along with art group members art making practices. Garrett also had group members enact hand gestures which went with the thoughts behind the words. Then we recorded ourselves randomly speaking the words from our cloud. Marlene Stickings wrote a poem based on the word cloud which she read and we recorded. Out of these goings on this video was made.