Nuit Blanche at 401 Richmond
I'll be presenting the Singing Plants and some photography at Nuit Blanche (Toronto) October 2 from 6:57 pm to sunrise.

Jo SiMalaya Alcampo presents a new photography series based on her travels to the Philippines. Including images from the 2009 Manila Pride March, Alcampo's work re/connections is part of the Built for Us group exhibition held at 401 Richmond in Toronto from September 17 to October 17.

In addition, for one night only, Singing Plants Reconstruct Memory will be exhibited as a part of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche on Saturday October 2 from 6:57 p.m. to sunrise.

"In her multi-layered interactive installation, Singing Plants Reconstruct Memory, artist Jo SiMalaya Alcampo makes plants into the keepers of a collective cultural history triggered by a human touch." - Alice Dixon, Curator, Built for Us


Both exhibits will be presented at 401 Richmond, Main Hallway (by Gallery 44) and include the events:

BUILT FOR US - September 17 - October 17
CULTURE DAYS - September 24 - 25
SCOTIABANK NUIT BLANCHE - October 2

Kunstkammer/Wunderkammer has been held over until September 18th

InterAccess is extending its' extraordinarily successful 10th Annual Emerging Artists Exhibition until mid-September to give everyone 11 more chances to not have an excuse for not seeing it.

thanks to blogger Leah Sandals for writing about Kunstkammer/ Wunderkammer closing at Interacess on August 28th. - jsa

"houseplants niftily become a kind of technological interface or touchscreen--touch a leaf, and sound is projected into the space." more here

Singing Plants website: www.singingplants.org

"… communicating with a houseplant is a geek treat extraordinaire."
R.M. Vaughan, Columnist, The Globe & Mail

Read the full review of the Kunstkammer/Wunderkammer group exhibition, published in the Saturday August 7, 2010 edition of The Globe and Mail, a nationally distributed newspaper printed in six cities across Canada. 

thanks to 47 interns for writing about my singing plants exhibit.  salamat po, Nanays!
-  jsa

"This was the first contemporary artwork that my mother actually liked and engaged with (my mother is Filipino and loves plants)."   read more

Singing Plants website:  www.singingplants.org

Singing Plants Reconstruct Memory will be presented at the 10th Annual Emerging Artists Exhibition at InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre.

Opening reception: Friday, July 23, 7-10 pm
Artists will be in attendance
9 Ossington Avenue (Toronto)

my video, Paalaala/Remembrance will be presented at the Antimatter Film Festival.  - jsa

Dedicated to the exhibition and nurturing of film and video as art, Antimatter has grown into the premier showcase of experimental cinema in the west. Encompassing screenings, installations, performances and media hybrids, Antimatter provides a noncompetitive festival setting in Victoria, British Columbia, free from commercial and industry agendas. 

Since 1998, the quality and creativity of its programming, commitment to audience development, and respect for filmmakers and their work have made Antimatter one of the most important events in the media arts world.



October 13, 2009
“Soaring, Roaring, Diving”
Namesake, dir. Shirin Mozaffari
Revival, dir. Heidi Phillips
Soaring, Roaring, Diving, dir. Miriam Harris & Juliet Palmer
What Comes Between, dir. Cecilia Araneda
Paalaala/Remembrance, dir. Jo SiMalaya Alcampo
Best Wishes, dir. Ko Kaleng
Witchcraft, dir. Jason Britski
Isabell, dir. Kathleen Rugh
Song of the Suicide’s Daughter, dir. Rick Raxlen
La Luz del Perdon (The Light of Forgiveness), dir. Eileen Richardson

Thanks to Antimatter Festival Director Todd Eacrett and Curator Deborah de Boer.