Sydney Southam

My practice involves working extensively with the archive. For my degree show project, I am creating an archive of the varied experiences of a Death of a Man. In this case the man was my father. By working with archival footage, non-archival footage, photographs, drawings, interviews with family members and psychic readings, I am attempting to understand an event which is impossible to understand - a suicide.

Qualicum (video still)

Qualicum (video still)

Digital video, 2011.

Qualicum (video still)

Qualicum (video still)

Digital video, 2011.

Grampa Knits Part 1

Grampa Knits Part 1

Oil on Canvas, 2011.

The Boy eats Ice Cream

The Boy eats Ice Cream

Oil on Canvas, 2010.