This year’s Special Collections showcases feature works by artist’s between 1979 and 1993.

Choose a collection to view:

Historic British Columbia Video Art + Documentary Collection
Indigenous Video Art + Documentary Collection
Japanese Video Art Collection
Early Feminist Video
Historical Collection

Early Video Digitization Project Excerpts of selected early BC based documentary and video art from 1973-1985 are now viewable thanks to funding support of the I.K Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia Library.

To view the full work please contact us to request preview DVDs or visit our 4,000+ title collection 11-6 Tuesday through Saturday.

TitleArtistDurationYearCountryAcc. #
   Sunken Cave and a Migrating Bird Qiuli Wu China 2019 10:31 7101
   Duster Eric Metcalfe (et-al) Canada 1991 37:00 1857
   Digit Compilation Elizabeth Vander Zaag Canada 1979 19:30 5026
   My Heart the Travel Agent Wayne Yung Canada 2009 1:30 5025
   Falling Down: A Ballet for My Bedroom Elizabeth Milton Canada 2013 5:07 4611
   General Public Identity Robert Hamilton Canada 2013 1:08 5376
   So Much I Want To Say Mona Hatoum (et-al) Canada 1982 5:00 1655
   Einst Jessica Johnson Canada 2015 11:48 6043
   Soap Opera With Chocolates Elizabeth Milton Canada 2014 10:29 4610
   sin∞fin - Performances at the Holy Centre VestAndPage India 2010 37:14 5386
   Empire Valley Ryan Ermacora Canada 2016 12:43 6083
   Ways + Means Leslie Supnet Canada 2014 12:44 5439
   Subway Loop (installation) Paul Wong Canada 1974 11:00 1079
   Whaty Barry Doupé Canada 2011 00:30 6096
   Sax Island (WF) Western Front Video (et-al) Canada 1983 12:00 1161
   Tell The Dogs Lindsay Lorraine Canada 2019 3:16 7131
   sin∞fin - Performances at the End of the World VestAndPage Chile 2009 38:52 5387
   Steveston Ken Kuramoto Canada 1977 20:43 0888b
   Outeretina Daniel Wechsler Israel 2014 4:05 4578
   4 Paul Wong Canada 1977 45:00 1058