Coral Short

Coral Short
Born 1973
Nationality Canadian

Coral Short (born 1973) is a queer Canadian multi-media artist. Based in Montreal, she is best known for her performance art, and as a curator of short film programs.[1]

Career

Short was educated at Concordia University and obtained her master's degree in fine art at the Chelsea School of Art.[2] She uses textiles, video and her own body as her media.[3] Short has curated independent queer films internationally in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and elsewhere in Europe. In this capacity, she's worked with organizations such as MIX NYC, MIX Copenhagen, entzaubert and the Queer Arts Festival.

Multimedia and performance art

In 2012, Short's project The Hole-y Army featuring choreographed queers and 100 hand-made puppets[4] was integrated into Dyke Marches in New York City, Montreal,[5] Ottawa, and Toronto. Short identifies as a third-wave feminist and is notable within the craftivism movement. She describes this work as “a slow, thoughtful activism [and] a strong powerful display of resistance".[6] Her performance Stop Beating Yourself Up, (2013) involves Short, wearing boxing gloves and hitting herself for three hours.[7][8]

Scream Choir (2014) is a sound piece consisting of a large group of people screaming in the formation of a traditional choir.[9] Future Visions (2014) is presented as a website of 83 video tarot cards representing queer voices from Europe and North America.[10] Other recent performance pieces include GAY INCANTATIONS (2013),[11] Nest (2014),[12] and Plush (2015).

Films

Short was awarded the Hot Shorts award at the 2012 Inside Out Film and Video Festival. In 2014, Short withdrew "We Don't Want to Marry" from the Vancouver Queer Film Festival program because the festival accepted advertising from a pro-Israel group, Yad b’Yad.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Jordan Arsen. Edgy Women Blog. "Play like a Caterpillar, Sting like a Butterfly: Coral Short."
  2. ↑ Official website. Retrieved Nov 28, 2015
  3. ↑ James Goldie. Daily Xtra. "Artist calls for gentleness at Vancouver Queer Arts Festival". Mon, Jul 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ Jessica Schlesinger. Curve Magazine. "Coral Short Brings the March Back to Dyke March". 2012.06.29
  5. ↑ Podmore, Julie (2015). "Contested Dyke Rights to the City: Montreal's 2012 Dyke Marches in Time and Space". Lesbian Geographies: Gender, Place and Power. Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781472443953.
  6. ↑ Rachel Fry. Craftivism : the role of feminism in craft activism. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2014. p.94
  7. ↑ del Giusto-Enos, Elysha (5 March 2013). "Sugar, Spice and Blood Packets". The Link. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Fleerackers, Alice (30 July 2015). "Interview QAF Artist Coral Short". Sad Mag. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  9. ↑ The Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  10. ↑ The HTMlles 11 Feminist festival of media arts + digital culture. 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  11. ↑ Sad Mag. "Gay Incantations x The One Project". March 5, 2013
  12. ↑ Feminine Moments – Queer Feminist Art Worldwide. Retrieved Nov 28th, 2015.
  13. ↑ Natasha Barsotti. "UPDATE: Queer film festival criticized for pro-Israel program ad". DailyXtra. Aug 14, 2014.
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