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CHOR M E N ' S C H O I R A l l y s o n C l a y uses a h a n d - h e l d v i d e o c a m e r a , w h i c h s h e trains o n t h e w i n d o w s o f distant b u i l d i n g s . T h e m o v i n g images a r e p r o j e c t e d o n t o glass, a n d details, o r " p o r t r a i t s , " a r e i s o l a t e d i n t o tiny still p h o t o s . T h e c l o s e r y o u get, t h e m o r e y o u r e a l i z e t h a t t h e images fail t o reveal t h e details y o u a r e s e a r c h i n g f o r . T h e y r e m a i n " d e g r a d e d " a n d c o h e r e just e n o u g h t o p r o v o k e an i n t e r e s t . A s an adjunct t o the exhibition, a c o m p u t e r o n site w i l l display t h e w e b s i t e j e n n i c a m . o r g . J e n n i f e r Ringley is a c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m m e r in W a s h i n g t o n , D C , w h o has installed c a m e r a s in h e r h o m e . Images a r e d o w n l o a d e d o n t o the w e b every 4 t o 5 m i n u t e s , a n d v i s i t o r s c a n l o o k in at any t i m e o f night o r day. O u r n o t i o n s o f privacy s e e m t o be changing. A t best, it b e c o m e s a kind o f p e r f o r m a n c e ; at w o r s t , cause f o r t h e ultimate p a r a n o i a o f being w a t c h e d . T h e statistics estimating t h e n u m b e r o f t i m e s t h e average p e r s o n is p h o t o g r a p h e d daily in t h e u r b a n e n v i r o n m e n t are f o r m i d a b l e . E v e r y t h i n g in public space is potential evidence: o f a c r i m e , o f i n d i s c r e t i o n s , o f l i f e . T h e artists in Private Investigations participate in t h e g r o w i n g A Chor Leoni celebration of traditional and Canadian works Diane Loomer, C M . Director p h e n o m e n o n o f c a m e r a surveillance and p r o v o k e a d i s c u s s i o n o f h o w living in t h e camera's v i e w is changing o u r a s s u m p t i o n s a b o u t privacy. Saturday, April 8, 2000 at 8 pm West Vancouver United Church 2062 Esquimalt (at 21st) West Vancouver BC Tickets $18 adults / $14 students & seniors Ticketmaster 280-331 1 or www.ticketmaster.ca Private Investigations is on view at Presentation House Gallery 26-April February 9. Opening reception is Saturday, Featuring works by Schubert, Gretchaninoff, Faure and Saint-Saens, along with Canadian works commissioned by Chor l.eoni. including the exciting premiere of a new and humorous work by the renowned composer, Malcolm Forsyth. Piano provided February 26, 2-5 pm. Artist's Talk by Allyson Clay with curator Karen Henry is on Thursday, March 16, at 7:30 pm. Karen Henry is adjunct curator at Presentation House Gallery. She is also curator and writer. an independent Proceeds from this concert will go to the piano fund of West Vancouver United Church Prini Media Sponsor: M g outlook