

The resulting works are emblematic of the artist’s acuity in bearing witness to conditions that are rapidly unfolding, and to the critical and creative imagination with which his art describes histories pixelated through lenses that remain in constant flux.

Stan Douglas has developed a project that investigates and reimagines events of 2011. From 2014 until 2017, his multimedia theatre production Helen Lawrence was presented in Vancouver, Toronto, Munich, Antwerp, Edinburgh, Brooklyn and Los Angeles.ĭouglas received the International Centre of Photography’s Infinity Award in 2012, the Scotiabank Photography Award in 2013, the Hasselblad Award in 2016, the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in 2019 and the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture in 2021.īetween 20 he was a professor at Universität der Künste Berlin and is currently Chair of the Graduate Art Program of ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California. Ī survey of his work, Stan Douglas: Mise en scène, toured Europe from 2013 until the end of 2015. His films and photographs have been included in exhibitions internationally since the early 1980s, including at documenta IX, X and XI and in four previous Biennale Artes. Stan Douglas is a visual artist who lives and works in Vancouver and Los Angeles. The exhibition for the Biennale Arte 2022 is inspired by the tenth anniversary of 2011, a year that saw significant social and political unrest around the globe, including the Arab Spring in North Africa and the Middle East, the Occupy protests that began in New York, the widespread unrest in the UK in response to austerity measures, as well as a riot in the artist’s hometown of Vancouver following a hockey final. His practice is characterized by critical imagination, formal ingenuity and deep commitment to social enquiry, while his work often reflects on the dynamic potential embedded in pivotal historical moments, investigating the relationship between local histories and generational social forces, both global and local. Recognized as one of Canada’s most acclaimed contemporary artists whose multidisciplinary practice includes films, photographs and-more recently-theatre productions, Stan Douglas has continually reimagined the mediums of photography and multi-channel film and video installations. The game's also packing a fully-fledged skill system that will determine your gameplay experience and more.Stan Douglas Represents Canada at the 59th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia 2022 One of the less common ones is that you actually get to choose how the story plays out, your actions and abilities while playing will determine the fates of Princess Lily and the kingdom. There are plenty of elements in Chevalier Historie that make it quite an interesting experience. Jeanne, the brave knight will risk it all to save her Princess Lily, and bring peace back to the land by getting rid of the evil that darkens the land. But there's one knight that'll rise up to the task, and face the dangers of Velde to rescue her master. No longer was there any peace and prosperity, only chaos. This ancient evil brought hordes of monsters to the land, and the entire kingdom fell into darkness.

The now awakened and freed ancient evil is back for vengeance. They weren’t only protecting against enemies, but also from an ancient evil. Without being able to complete the ritual, the blessing of the spirits scattered across the continent. These spirits grant protection and peace throughout the land, and everything seems to work out well.Īs the new princess ceremony takes place, the kingdom falls under attack by unknown enemies, prompting the ritual to be unsuccessful and inconclusive.

The Royal family has kept the peace by worship and rituals, to the spirits. Set in the Velde Continent, ruled by the royal family, in this land peace and prosperity are kept by more than just good politics and sovereignty.
