Visual Art

EMERGENCY ESCAPES FOR GENERAL USE

EMERGENCY ESCAPES FOR GENERAL USE are sets of videos that emulate utility signage and emergency equipment instructions as ads for how to escape potentially dangerous everyday situations. Ever present but often ignored, public signs and instructions are a means to mitigate danger a person might encounter. Just as in everyday life, we notice our own warning signs of danger and choose to ignore it: fatigue, stress, loneliness, etc. EMERGENCY ESCAPES FOR GENERAL USE attempts to remind people of their unmarked dangers and offer simple solutions or escapes that can be used accordingly to each person.


ARTIST
Teresa Tam

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Teresa Tam is an artist based in Calgary, graduating from the Alberta College of Art & Design in 2014. Her practice utilizes digital technology and physical labour as mediums to explore alternative viewer engagement to familiar and personal spaces. She likes to work collaboratively with artists, formally or informally, and with audience participation and inclusion as a way to develop community, processes and dialogue.

Displaying on the marquee screens of The Palace Theatre June 20 and 23.