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Assembly, 2020
HD Video, 26', 16:9, Stereo

‘Assembly’ revisits the filmmaker’s hometown of Oshawa, Canada following the 2019 closure of the General Motors assembly plant. It is a fragmented documentary stitching together observations of deindustrialization: The estate home of GM Canada’s founder is used as a set for television productions; a father recounts an old story to his son; archival footage of the local miniature village indexes a utopian after-image; a car pans the factory that created it.

Through personal encounters, the film forms a portrait of a town reckoning with a contradictory existence – optimistically staying on the normal course of things in a world that has nothing left for it to do.

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Exhibition: Art Museum at the University of Toronto




Catalogue Essay By Nadim Samman and Dehlia Hannah

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Thin Skins, Plush Residential carpets, bolts, fibreglass, paint, steel curtain rail system, hospital privacy curtain, Garage door opener, mounting hardware, paint.

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Definitions 1, Childhood objects, bungee cord, miniature clamps, utility dolly, packaging materials. 

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Definitions 3, Souvenirs, faux fur, plastic bag, water, paint.

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