La neige.
It snowed in Ottawa this week. The Olympic torch was in Ottawa on Saturday. Christmas is coming. Here are some photos.
Across the street.
Gladstone Ave.
Gladstone Ave.
Colonnade Pizza. Get into the reflections.
Axeneo7/Daïmon. Il faisait beau une fois que le vent a cédé.
Barletta @ Disorg
Toronto’s Barletta was supposed to play Ottawa a few months ago but he was detained in a Mexican airport and missed the flight that was supposed to take him here. Oops. Friday night, he more than made up for playing hookie.
Cardigans and Green Day remixes… For a guy who just played off his laptop and a mixer, he was definitely able to keep up the pace. Increasingly, I’ve noticed DJs using alternatives to Serato, which had been the standard for a while. Wonder what this means…
Anyway, click for photos!
Turning Five
Some friends of mine celebrated the fifth anniversary of their weekly queer dance party last night at Mercury Lounge. To make something last in a town like this can be challenging to say the least. Suffice to say, major congrats are in order!
A lot of cameras of various sizes were out documenting and Twitpic-ing. Here’s one from me.
Fierce!
Time lapses
Been having fun with lime lapses lately.
Here’s one taken from my friend’s 32nd floor condo in Toronto during Nuit Blanche. 28 photos of the CN Tower shot over two hours. Big ups to Ryan Stec.
Bright Lights Big City by Ryan Stec from Le champion du monde on Vimeo.
The second is a bit an overview of the Halloween party I took photos at. Five hours in five minutes interspliced with 38 of my favourite photos of the night. If you came to the exhibit, you might have seen this video projected into the window of La Petite Mort.
Petite Mort Gallery Halloween 2009 from Le champion du monde on Vimeo.
This last one was done this week. It’s kind of like the CN Tower one where it’s more for experimenting purposes but at the same time, I think it makes a nice document at the same time. There was a meteor shower this week and while my camera caught some stars, meteors, it did not. Luckily I did see one with my own eyes and boy oh boy did I wish on it!
Shooting Stars from Paul on Youtube.
Stylusts & weekend wrap up…
First weekend of November was crazy busy. Friday night, I was chilling at Babylon with my boy Tom Wrecks, who was performing with Drastik and Illo as The Stylusts. Cashtro was partying too.
Afterwards, I stayed up all night editing a video for my one night exhibit at La Petite Mort Gallery. It isn’t often that I show work in this way so huge thanks to everyone who was able to make it out! I liked being able to invite my friends for a drink in a gallery instead of a bar for once. The photos might stay up till Thursday or something but the gallery is closed Monday and Tuesday. A lot of people who couldn’t make it are asking if images will be posted online anywhere. We’re sorting that out but in case you didn’t already see it, a image from the show:
Got a few things coming down the tube which is very, very nice and appreciated. Winter’s not even here and I’m already thinking of spring and summer 2010.
Last night, I finally got to sit on my couch for first time in about a month (long story) and watched some movies by Michel Brault and Claude Jutra. One of them was called Entre la mer et l’eau douce (1967) and the last one I watched was Rouli-roulant (1966, English title: Devil’s Toy).
This movie might be one of the first Canadian skateboard videos ever made and it ends with a great song sung by the actress Geneviève Bujold. I don’t think it was ever properly released so I made an mp3 from the DVD. Please listen and let us know what you think of this quiet québécois pop song about skateboarding.
Pierre F. Brault – Rouli-roulant (feat. Geneviève Bujold)
PS: Shop at Invisible Cinema. 319 Lisgar at Bank in Ottawa. Over 13000 movies.
DEVIL’S NIGHT: exhibit this Saturday
Halloweek is done! Still sort of piecing together parts of Saturday night. I spent about 90% of it on top of a ladder and photographed about 100 people. Huge thanks to everyone who came out!
From these photos, I’m having a one-night exhibit at galerie La Petite Mort in Ottawa this Saturday, November 7.
So, I’m having an art show. Please come. It won be the same without you
le samedi 7 novembre 2009 de 19h à 22h.
galerie La Petite Mort Gallery
306, rue Cumberland Street
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 7H9
Here’s a sample. Still sort of a work in progress. Mounting a show a week after the photos are taken…Tonnes of work to do before Saturday!
While I’m at it, here are two photos I took on Friday during a Clean Shave Day event for Mustaches for Kids.
What a pair of fresh faces!
Midweek Halloween @ Mercury Lounge
Having Halloween on Saturday is awesome because life kind of turns into HalloWEEK! Party #1 was last night. Click the banner for the gallery if you dare…
Today’s a day off (kind of?) and then I start doing Mustaches for Kids(!) stuff tomorrow night and then Halloween will be spent in a little death on Cumberland.
Nite Ride video
Did the Nite Ride on Friday. Some of the photos I shot for Artengine got used in a video…
Nite Ride is running all week. Don’t miss it!
On Saturday, I biked over to la rue Hanson in Hull to visit Justin Wonnacott’s studio, which is upstairs from galerie AXENÉO7 in the old Hanson Hoisery building. Amidst the good conversation, there was also a very impressive array of snacks which provided the fuel necessary to bike home across Booth Street bridge. Hull pour vie.
Wednesday night, I’m taking photos at a Halloween party at Mercury Lounge in Ottawa and then again on Halloween night at La Petite Mort Gallery. Show up in an awesome disguise and step in front of my lens.
Cell phone photos
I have a 5-megapixel camera in my phone. A little excessive and it pretty much sucks in low light but if I’m close enough to something, I can use the flash (which I hate using except as a flashlight sometimes). Here are three photos of stuff I found this month…
The Gatineau Hills like you have never heard them before
I don’t have a copy yet but these were printed with photos I was commissioned to take for a rad event called Nite Ride. It starts tomorrow.
From Artengine’s website:
From October 23rd to October 31st Artengine will present these new audio works on a 5.1 surround sound bus tour designed by the artists themselves. Starting from Arts Court a tour bus equipped with a special stereo system will take passengers on a creative driving experience unlike any other. The routes and sounds, designed and scored by two of Canada’s most innovative sound artists, will fuse sound sculpture and a cinematic road trip into a lush hour-long tour of the Ottawa-Gatineau area.
Sounds good, right? I actually think it might end up being kind of scary. I can’t wait! Vroom vroom.
Here are a few more shots from our Nite Drive poster photo sesh… You sort of have to double check when your client says “I want blurry photos.”
PS: Updated le site web
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