C: won eyed jail explores experimental narrative and structural form through the use of traditional "women's work." Narratives are told through the symbolic patterning in quiltmaking practices. Akin to a quilt, Egan wanted to collect and re-present images in order to create a formal narrative guided by structural concerns. She decided to use only found film for this project, incorporating both 35mm still negatives and 35mm motion picture. The result is almost like a collage unfolding and accumulating in real time before your very eyes. The fragmentation of the image re-presents the visual information in a more kinetic form: traces of the image. At the same time, c: won eyed jail exists as a very tangible object "a whole united through fragmented parts, which placed together create a coherent tale." Kelly Egan (the accompanying film will be screened on Saturday April 14th at 6pm)

Kelly Egan holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Mass Communication from Carleton University (2001), a Master of Arts in Communication and Culture from York/Ryerson University (2003) and a Master of Fine Arts in Film/Video from Bard College (2005). Her films have been screened at major festivals across North America, including the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. Kelly is currently working towards a Doctoral degree in the York/Ryerson Joint Graduate Programme in Communication and Culture.

Year: 2005
Country of Origin: Canada
Medium: Installation

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