This video is live footage from the Bloor Nightlight project part of Nuit Blanche 2007, in Toronto. The Window Shopping interactive video-based work was created specifically for the Nuit Blanche show and was featured as part of Dyan Marie’s Bloor Nightlight project to revitalize the Bloor-Landsdowne community. The work was curated by Ann Homan and was subsequently on exhibit at the Ann Homan Gallery.

Created for Nuit Blanche, Andy Morris’ new artwork Window Shopping
is an entertaining and brilliant statement, a bridge between consumerism and technology.
It merges the immediacy of the retail purchase with the anonymity of technology.
You become the window, the store, and the consumer, without ever leaving the street (or gallery).

The images archived on the site include pictures from their own photographer as well as my own footage exported from my HD video camera.

To view my entry, click here:  http://www.ccca.ca/nuitblanche2007/artists/images/morris/index.html

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Hi folks! Welcome to another edition of my year in review. I’ve had a fairly successful year, with a lot of unexpected twists and turns. I’ve decided the best way to approach my year in review is to break it down by topic. So here’s what I have to say:

On friends:

We’ve learned a very valuable lesson this year; Most Toronto people wig out after a very short time. It seems most of these people think friendship is disposable, like it’s perfectly normal to alienate others after a short period of time. Of course there are exceptions. Jeff (aka James Cooper in my office installation) has consistently been a good friend, and I always enjoy his company. Aaron, though not officially a “Toronto” friend, has also been amazing. And Jill was always so great, unfortunately she has moved away to Vancouver. So that leaves us with only a few friends and a couple of acquaintances.

On drama:

2007 can officially be marked as the year with no drama. Ok… so there was a bit of drama thanks to some of those “disposable friends” early on, but once that was over, the rest of the year went very well. We met a few people who are considerably more easygoing, we’ve kept a bit of distance, and there has been no craziness since. It’s nice to meet people who aren’t so caught up in their own world that they can…

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First up is the hot albums of 2007. The following are in no particular order (in fact, it’s just the order they come up in iTunes as I listen to the tracks of the past year).

Hot albums for 2007!?

Strata – Strata Presents the End of the World: Strata ended up being the breakout band of 2007. Their latest album was a real hit, they are getting all kinds of airplay, and their single “Cocaine” is my pick for the best song of 2007. They are amazing performers live, they have a unique sound, and they combine that with powerful lyrics and storytelling. If I really had to pick one standout album of 2007, this would be it. And it’s a STEAL at only $7.99 on iTunes!

Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare: What is there to say? It’s the Arctic Monkeys. Somehow, a large number of people haven’t heard of them before. Ok… so they don’t really get any airplay here in Canada (which is a shame), but still… It’s the Arctic Monkeys!!! Their thrashy, kinda sloppy, rock-with-punk-roots sound is so recognizable I can tell it’s one of their…

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