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. #
   Vice Versa Robert Hamilton Canada 2013 2:39 5377
   Interstitial Stillness Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte Canada 2011 93:00 5382
   Vancouver Co-op Radio C.R.T.C. Application Palladin Portapacks Canada 1973 20:00 0182
   Gutter Paul Wong (et-al) Canada 1975 8:00 0773a
   sin∞fin - Performances at the End of the World VestAndPage Chile 2009 38:52 5387
   The Glow is Gone Ryan Ermacora Canada 2016 16:37 6044
   Changing Parts Mona Hatoum (et-al) Canada 1983 24:00 1406
   Steveston Ken Kuramoto Canada 1977 20:43 0888b
   Life and People Barry Doupé Canada 2013 22:00 6098
   Outeretina Daniel Wechsler Israel 2014 4:05 4578
   The Snows Russell Wallace Canada 2013 5:21 5378
   Desire Control Elizabeth Chitty Canada 1980 12:00 1297
   Degeneration Laurence Chan United Kingdom 2014 1:00 5438
   One Hundred Years Of Aggression Kim Tomczak Canada 1978 19:00 0989a
   Sunken Cave and a Migrating Bird Qiuli Wu China 2019 10:31 7101
   Thundering Scream Of The Seraphim's Delight Reynold Weidenaar United States 1986 14:30 1516
   South East False Creek Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte Canada 2011 21:11 5383a
   Sketch Christopher Logan Canada 2005 1:13:35 6042
   Peep Show Eric Metcalfe (et-al) Canada 1985 10:00 1405
   Eye Witness Lynn Hershman United States 1985 2:08 1562c