A video snow globe capturing the Cinémathèque Méliès in a warm and fuzzy glow of video feedback and falling snow. This video portrait was originally captured in December 2023 in Val David just as winter finally rolled in, and then later processed in the studio in January 2024 using video feedback techniques. The piece was installed in the window of Cinémathèque Méliès, so that people are drawn to the screen, only to find that the building the view of the building from the street is now encapsulated in the screen.

The work was made especially for Cinémathèque Méliès as part of SVP Rembobinez exhibition in March 2024, following discussions with manager Nicole Vézina about how to show a video art work in the store that would be accessible to her clientèle, but without infringing copyright. Nicole had high standards and discrning taste, and I wanted to respect the conditions that she outlined. Vidéo art can be extremely oblique for many people, and trying to make something that Nicole would approve of felt like a tall challenge. But that is partly the point of taking art beyond the gallery - to meet people half-way, on their own terms. The title is a playful reference to Video Art for Conditional Malaise (2017) by Rob Feulner, which was also exhibited within the space. This work was made as a tool for surviving the bleak winter months, depicting flowers blooming in feedback.

As mentioned earlier - this video installation was created as part of SVP REMBOBINEZ in 2024. Myself and Rob Feulner developer the project to place our video art in a video store, But I got a bit carried away, and went searching for more video stores, and one day, someone told me about the Cinémathèque Méliés in Val David, Québec. Run by the extremely smart owner Nicole Vézina, the club video had been around for while, but had been forced to move into a much smaller shop space next door to the Centre d'éxposition and the Post Office. They navigated this challenge by offering just a couple of display shelves and making the rest of the collection available to browse in home-made catalogue binders. This created some very specific curatorial sub-genres (my favourite being the 'Jackie Chan' catalogue). Nicole and her volunteer staff kept the space incredibly well organised, and this dedication was reflected by a loyal cliéntele. They also earned legendary status in my eyes, for maintaining a vhs rental section, which contained the first 3 Leprechaun films. That's dedication to the art right there.