Toronto dorkbot is back on the scene.
I was happy to contribute to this splendidly interesting night, hosted by Liav at Interaccess last Thursday. Presenters (in order):

Patricia Rodriguez:
Nonstandard video

I was invited to talk about some of my own "nonstandard video" work. I brought in all sorts of little cameras and showed pieces and clips that took advantage of each camera's special features/limitations: mobile phone cam experiments, glitchy web-cam footage turns dark absurd narrative, cheap underwater cam + thermal springs + sunshine = exquisite light distortions ...

Stan Krzyzanowski:
Cone Oscilator & Interval

Stan showed us some amazing pieces involving the simple beautiful pine cone - all based on the discovery that if you wet a dry pine-cone, it will slowly close up, and if you dry out a closed (wet) pine-cone, it will open. (To see these experiments, click on the little pine-cone under "special sets".) He also brought in a contraption he invented to facilitate this phenomenon (the Pine Cone Oscillator) - which he documents and represents as stop-motion video: mesmerizing and delightful.

Cary Peppermint & Christine Nadir:
EcoArtTech

Cary discussed their project EcoArtTech showcasing some really cool stuff: uber-urban to remote wilderness bridged by sustainable technology. Imagine coming across a solar-powered audio installation while hiking in a remote region in the mountains... They also bring the country to your portable device - I'm into that :-)