TROY Gronsdahl
video+visual art | music | cv+contact

SELECTED WORKS IN VIDEO

2010 back and gone
2008 the generosity of mechanics (is not ...
2005 hungover for three days straight (don't matter)
2002 We always knew she'd be the first to go
2002 Big girls need lots of tender lovin care
2002 Losing Elsie June
2001 Joe
2001 pick
2000 13 days for Ruby

SELECTED WORKS IN OTHER MEDIA

2006 The Secret to Looking Back
2006 Leak
2004 Sears Portraits

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Leak

People are peeing everywhere! The "Leak Project" is a self-initiated public art project based on the marking of sites (and potential sites) of unsanctioned public urination. An adhesive decal derived from Duchampe's infamous ready made utilizes the same language of signs as those used to communicate information to the public. These decals are then placed in the location of public urination.

These interventions into the public space are intended to illustrate the lack of public washroom facilities in our community and poke at civic initiatives to "dignify" our public spaces through legislation and policing. By exploiting official language the project aims to challenge the authority and ideological underpinnings of officially designated heritage sites and monuments.

(decal prototype)