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Doug, Jr. Smarch
A conceptual artist from the Teslin Inland Tlingit First Nation, Doug Smarch Jr. works primarily in sculpture and has exhibited across Canada and around the world. He has a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and a graduate degree in Design Media Arts from UCLA. In 2017, he participated in a remarkable reconstruction project, launching a small flotilla of traditional Indigenous watercraft onto the Yukon River as part of the Canada 150 festivities. With the short film Vistas: Ignition, he employs CG animation to evoke an awe-inspiring northern road trip.
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IgnitionDoug, Jr. Smarch 2009 3 minThis animated short evokes the experience of driving alone on an unlit rural road at night. Darkness is broken by the beam of headlights, creating dancing shadows that obscure what lies beyond the road. -
AllumageDoug, Jr. Smarch 2009 3 minCe film d’animation assistée par ordinateur évoque l’expérience de rouler en solitaire, le soir, sur une route de campagne sans éclairage. Le faisceau des phares perce la nuit, créant des ombres vacillantes qui obscurcissent tout, hors du chemin.
