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Clive Holden
Clive Holden
Occupation	poet, visual artist
Nationality	Canadian
Period	1990s-present
Notable works	Trains of Winnipeg, Utopia Suite
Spouse	Alissa York
Website
	www.cliveholden.com

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Clive Holden is a Canadian new media^[1] artist, filmmaker^[2] and poet^[3] from Victoria, British Columbia, he is currently living in Stratford, Ontario with his wife, writer Alissa York.

New Media

In the inaugural exhibition in 2013 of UNAMERICAN UNFAMOUS^[4] at the Ryerson Image Centre, Holden worked with archival photographs and snap shots submitted by the public via social media, along with pulsating film leader loops in a large-scale wall composition. The public was asked to nominate their "favourite unfamous unAmericans" for inclusion. The media were composed using a musical analogy so the visuals were listened to rather than viewed. Hundreds of randomization algorithms were also included in the work's code, so that the work's creation wasn't completed until the moment it was viewed, and it could never be viewed the same way twice.^{[citation needed]}

Media, Mediated^[5] (2013) is an ongoing series of new media works, net art works, and chromogenic prints. They interrelate in spite of their disparate natures as either ephemeral time-based net art works and installations, or more traditional art objects. Their juxtapositions highlight what they have in common as well as their differences.^{[citation needed]}

Trains of Winnipeg

Holden's best-known and publicized project to date is the award-winning^[6] "film poem" series Trains of Winnipeg,^[7] a collection of 14 short films featuring Holden's poetry with musical accompaniment by Christine Fellows, John K. Samson, Jason Tait, Steve Bates and Emily Goodden. Trains of Winnipeg screened internationally, a.o. at the IFFR.^[8] In it is included the haunting short, 18000 Dead in Gordon Head,^[9] in which Holden recalls the shooting of a young girl in that part of Victoria. ^{[citation needed]} The 18,000 in the title refers to the average number of murders a television viewer has seen by the time they reach the age of sixteen years.^{[citation needed]}

Utopia Suite

Currently he is working on his project Utopia Suite,^[10] launched at the Holland Festival in Amsterdam (2006),^[11] investigating into 21st-century views on utopianism. Utopia Suite has since been touring art-galleries through Canada.^[12] Recent works, UNAMERICAN UNFAMOUS and Media, Mediated are parts of the Utopia Suite project.

References

External links

[1] Afterimage Vol. 40, No. 6

[2] Adventures of Perception, by Scott MacDonald (August, 2009)

[3] Poetics today

[4] UNAMERICAN UNFAMOUS at Ryerson University Image Centre

[5] Mediated Algorithms by Matthew Ryan Smith in Afterimage, the journal of media arts and cultural criticism, pages 20–21

[6] 'Trains of Winnipeg' wins in Denmark, cbc.ca

[7] trains of winnipeg . clive holden . jason tait . christine fellows . john k. samson

[8] IFFR screening in 2005

[9] 18,000 Dead in Gordon Head (2001)

[10] Utopia Suite

[11] Holland Festival 2006

[12] Foreman Gallery showing the touring Utopia Suite^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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-'''Clive Holden''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[new media]]<ref>[http://vsw.org/afterimage/issues/afterimage-vol-40-no-6/ Afterimage Vol. 40, No. 6]</ref> artist, [[filmmaker]]<ref>[http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/11304.php Adventures of Perception, by Scott MacDonald (August, 2009)]</ref> and poet<ref>[http://poeticstoday.dukejournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/28/1/1 Poetics today]</ref> from [[Victoria, British Columbia]], he is currently living in [[Toronto]] with his wife, writer [[Alissa York]].
+'''Clive Holden''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[new media]]<ref>[http://vsw.org/afterimage/issues/afterimage-vol-40-no-6/ Afterimage Vol. 40, No. 6]</ref> artist, [[filmmaker]]<ref>[http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/11304.php Adventures of Perception, by Scott MacDonald (August, 2009)]</ref> and poet<ref>[http://poeticstoday.dukejournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/28/1/1 Poetics today]</ref> from [[Victoria, British Columbia]], he is currently living in [[Toronto|Stratford, Ontario]] with his wife, writer [[Alissa York]].
-Holden’s art focuses on the usage of many kinds of visual art media, and on seeing how they relate to each other with a special interest in the charged spaces between artistic media, genres, and subcultures.
 ==New Media==
-In the inaugural exhibition in 2013 of UNAMERICAN UNFAMOUS<ref>[http://www.ryerson.ca/ric/exhibitions/Holden.html UNAMERICAN UNFAMOUS at Ryerson University Image Centre]</ref> at the [[Ryerson Image Centre]], Holden worked with archive photographs and snap shots submitted by the general public via social media, along with pulsating film leader loops, in a large scale media wall composition. The public was asked to nominate their “favourite unfamous unAmericans” for inclusion in the work. The various media were composed using a musical analogy for over-all structure, where the visuals were intended to be “listened to” rather than viewed in the normal sense. Hundreds of randomization algorithms were also included in the work’s code, so that the work’s creation wasn’t 100% completed until the moment it was viewed, and it could never be viewed the same way twice.
+In the inaugural exhibition in 2013 of ''UNAMERICAN UNFAMOUS''<ref>[http://www.ryerson.ca/ric/exhibitions/Holden.html UNAMERICAN UNFAMOUS at Ryerson University Image Centre]</ref> at the [[Ryerson Image Centre]], Holden worked with archival photographs and snap shots submitted by the public via social media, along with pulsating film leader loops in a large-scale wall composition. The public was asked to nominate their "favourite unfamous unAmericans" for inclusion. The media were composed using a musical analogy so the visuals were listened to rather than viewed. Hundreds of randomization algorithms were also included in the work's code, so that the work's creation wasn't completed until the moment it was viewed, and it could never be viewed the same way twice.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
-Media Mediated<ref>[http://www.academia.edu/3534056/Clive_Holden_Mediated_Algorithms Mediated Algorithms by Matthew Ryan Smith in Afterimage, the journal of media arts and cultural criticism, pages 20-21]</ref> (2013) is an on-going series of new media works, [[net art]] works, and [[Chromogenic color print|chromogenic prints]]. They interrelate in spite of their disparate natures as either ephemeral time-based net art works and installations, or more traditional art objects. Their juxtapositions highlight what they have in common as well as their differences.
+''Media, Mediated''<ref>[https://www.academia.edu/3534056/Clive_Holden_Mediated_Algorithms Mediated Algorithms by Matthew Ryan Smith in Afterimage, the journal of media arts and cultural criticism, pages 20–21]</ref> (2013) is an ongoing series of new media works, [[net art]] works, and [[Chromogenic color print|chromogenic prints]]. They interrelate in spite of their disparate natures as either ephemeral time-based net art works and installations, or more traditional art objects. Their juxtapositions highlight what they have in common as well as their differences.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
 ==Trains of Winnipeg==
-Holden's best-known and publicized project to date is the award-winning<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2005/11/15/trains_051115.html 'Trains of Winnipeg' wins in Denmark, cbc.ca]</ref> "film poem" series ''[[Trains of Winnipeg]]'',<ref>[http://www.trainsofwinnipeg.com trains of winnipeg . clive holden . jason tait . christine fellows . john k. samson<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> a collection of 14 [[short film]]s featuring Holden's poetry with musical accompaniment by [[Christine Fellows]], [[John K. Samson]], [[Jason Tait]], Steve Bates and Emily Goodden. ''Trains of Winnipeg'' was screened internationally, a.o. at the [[IFFR]].<ref>[http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/en/myiffr/film.aspx?ID=8de20d04-3671-40db-9067-7d9213f8a37f IFFR screening in 2005]</ref> In it is included the haunting short, ''[[18000 Dead In Gordon Head]]'',<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370240/ 18,000 Dead in Gordon Head (2001)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in which Holden recalls the shooting of a young girl in [[Gordon Head, British Columbia|Gordon Head]], a suburb of Victoria. The 18,000 in the title refers to the average number of [[murders]] a [[television]] viewer has seen by the time they reach the age of sixteen years.
+Holden's best-known and publicized project to date is the award-winning<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/trains-of-winnipeg-wins-in-denmark-1.563177 'Trains of Winnipeg' wins in Denmark, cbc.ca]</ref> "film poem" series ''[[Trains of Winnipeg]]'',<ref>[http://www.trainsofwinnipeg.com trains of winnipeg . clive holden . jason tait . christine fellows . john k. samson<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> a collection of 14 [[short film]]s featuring Holden's poetry with musical accompaniment by [[Christine Fellows]], [[John K. Samson]], [[Jason Tait]], Steve Bates and Emily Goodden. ''Trains of Winnipeg'' screened internationally, a.o. at the [[IFFR]].<ref>[http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/en/myiffr/film.aspx?ID=8de20d04-3671-40db-9067-7d9213f8a37f IFFR screening in 2005]</ref> In it is included the haunting short, ''18000 Dead in Gordon Head'',<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370240/ 18,000 Dead in Gordon Head (2001)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in which Holden recalls the shooting of a young girl in that part of Victoria. {{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} The 18,000 in the title refers to the average number of [[murders]] a [[television]] viewer has seen by the time they reach the age of sixteen years.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}
 ==Utopia Suite==
-Currently he is working on his project ''Utopia Suite'',<ref>[http://www.utopiasuite.com Utopia Suite]</ref> launched at the [[Holland Festival]] in [[Amsterdam]] (2006),<ref>[http://www.hollandfestival.nl/#nieuws/pagina/4212?jaar=2006 Holland Festival 2006]</ref> investigating into 21st-century views on [[utopianism]] in its broadest sense. Utopia Suite has since been touring art-galleries through Canada.<ref>[http://www.ubishops.ca/foreman/english/exhibitions/touring.html Foreman Gallery showing the touring Utopia Suite]</ref> His recent works, ''UNAMERICAN UNFAMOUS'' and ''Media, Mediated'' are parts of the Utopia Suite project.
+Currently he is working on his project ''Utopia Suite'',<ref>[http://www.utopiasuite.com Utopia Suite]</ref> launched at the [[Holland Festival]] in [[Amsterdam]] (2006),<ref>[http://www.hollandfestival.nl/#nieuws/pagina/4212?jaar=2006 Holland Festival 2006]</ref> investigating into 21st-century views on [[utopianism]]. Utopia Suite has since been touring art-galleries through Canada.<ref>[https://www.ubishops.ca/foreman/english/exhibitions/touring.html Foreman Gallery showing the touring Utopia Suite]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Recent works, ''UNAMERICAN UNFAMOUS'' and ''Media, Mediated'' are parts of the Utopia Suite project.
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Canadian male poets]]
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-[[Category:Writers from Winnipeg]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Canadian multimedia artists]]
-[[Category:Artists from British Columbia]]
+[[Category:Artists from Victoria, British Columbia]]
-[[Category:Writers from British Columbia]]
+[[Category:Writers from Victoria, British Columbia]]
+[[Category:20th-century Canadian male writers]]
+[[Category:21st-century Canadian male writers]]
+[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
+[[Category:Techspressionist artists]]

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