In 312 Online:
Nov. 1, 2006 - Jan. 31, 2007 / Two Videos

Karina Griffith & Chris Ikonomopoulos, “CONFESSIONS”

Watch as a chance at absolution guides the morally conscious and unconscious to clear guilt. In an attempt to see how inviting a camera and a hand made sign can be, the streets of Ottawa become a concrete confessional to those who are tired of keeping it to themselves.

Karina Griffith and Chris Ikonomopoulos are both first generation Canadians who attended a residency for young artists at the SAW Video Cooperative in Ottawa. While there they made a series of minute docs together called CONFESSIONS. The project won second place in the national film competition: Canada-The Innovation Nation, an initiative of the Canadian Embassy in Berlin. Both Karina (now living in Berlin) and Chris continue to work in film, video and audio. Producing, directing, editing and soundtracking keep them both busy over countless projects.

Tina Smrekar, “Always Smile”

This video follows a souvenir girl at the largest “Volksfest” in the world—the Oktoberfest in Munich. Smrekar asks what we are prepared to do and endure in order to survive... always smile.

Tina Smrekar is a Ljubljana, Slovenia-based artist and photographer. She has received an MA in Photography from the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig, Germany. She has had several exhibitions around Europe and is the recipient of a DAAD Award, a Vermont Studio Fellowship Award, as well as the Artist-in-Residence Award from KulturKontakt Austria. She works in photography, video, and installation.