Monday, July 6, 7:30 PM $12/ $8 Members & Students
@ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. West
Co-presentation with The Drake Hotel
with DJ set by Anti Hero (Jokers of the Scene)
(Joint price for July 6th + 7th: $25/ $20 Members & Students)
Part of Summer 2015
Tickets available online , at the Door and at Soundscapes
Preview of AFTERIMAGE SELVES by Le Révélateur
Taken from the full-length “Extreme Events”, released by Root Strata on August 22nd (Europe) and September 2nd, ’14 (USA). lerevelateur.org // rootstrata.com
Pleasure Dome and The Drake Hotel are pleased to present a curated selection of Sabrina Ratté’s video works followed by a live performance by Le Révélateur, making their Toronto debut. Since 2009, Montréal artist Sabrina Ratté has been meticulously crafting and dismantling entire worlds. Wedding the boundary-pushing exploration of early computer art with the boundlessness of natural vistas, Ratté’s work approaches the digital sublime through the lens of media archaeology, building and blurring landscapes with the grace of a neon Turner or Friedrich.
From early works of still and moving images subjected to myriad manipulations—rendering natural and built environments as malleable as computer code—the program will also highlight recent projects, with Ratté further exploring the play of light, depth, and magnetism within wholly digital images. In addition to personal video work, installations, music videos, and visual art, Ratté has closely collaborated for many years with musician Roger Tellier-Craig (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Fly Pan Am) as Le Révélateur, who will present a special A/V performance. DJ set by Anti Hero (Jokers of the Scene).
The following evening Ratté will present a special artist talk and workshop, presenting work of computer art pioneers, demonstrating digital and analog techniques, and situating her work between music, performance, and video.
