my work and practice as discussed on panels, podcasts and in publications
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La Centrale (member’s space) (2020)
Art is Work / Work is Art – panel discussion with former P. Lantz artists in residence (2022)
As part of this panel discussion, I revisit a previous iteration of the “doing nothing” project that occurred during my year in residence at McGill University’s faculty of education in Montreal, QC.
RCAAQ – presentation and discussion: Le temps que ça prend pour prendre le temps (the time that it takes to take time) (2022)
click to view video in vimeoIn conversation with Amélie Nadeau about the need to slow down within artist run centres/culture in Quebec. As part of «Ralentir, ou comment penser la croissance autrement» hosted by the Regroupement des centres d’artistes autogérés (RCAAQ), Quebec City, QC.
A l’est de vos empires (visual podcast) (2020)
Round table with Jade Boivin discussing the “doing nothing” project and its relationship to time, Montreal, QC.
An Annotated Bibliography in Real Time / Bibliographie en temps réel (2019)
click to view video in vimeoTalking about the books that were most important to me (at the time of this recording) as part of the Annotated Bibliography in Real Time project at Artexte, Montreal, QC
Espacio Mexico – Ghost Stories / Histoires de fantômes / Historias de Fantasmas (2018)
A brief introduction to my exhibition at Espacio México Montreal and the processes that led up to it, coming from a 2-month residency in Real del Monte, Mexico
Resting, Walking, Place-Making: How Do We Talk About Invisible, Liminal Spaces in Art? (2018)
A brief capsule of the day of reflection that I curated and organized as the culmination of my yearlong project in the Faculty of Education at McGill University, (as a P. Lantz artists in residence). Filmed and edited by Rojin Shafiei.
Artexte – Why Bibliographies Now? An Annotated Bibliography in Real Time (panel discussion) (2017)
Speaking about the process of writing two collective books (The 7th Sense and Impure) during a panel discussion with historians, artists and curators dedicated to art/performance-based practices that have participated in bibliographic research projects at Artexte, Montreal, QC.
Conversations in Contemporary Art (2014)
Artist talk as part of the Conversations in Contemporary Art visiting artist lecture series, “a unique opportunity to hear distinguished artists, critics, writers and curators from the Canadian and international community speak about their practices.”
3e impérial – FatherWork / MonTravail (2011)
Briefly presenting my site-specific project that examined unexpected parallels practices between myself and my father, via a precious collaboration with a young artist living in Granby, QC. Visit the 3e impérial site for more details.
Listen
Verticale – Resting is Resisting / Repos comme résistance (2021)
A recap in dialogue and sounds of the residence project in Laval QC that focused on collective moments of slowing down, stopping and doing nothing along the parks of the Rivières de Prairies.
Shooting it Raw – Victoria Stanton (2020)
In this quirky podcast series, I speak with the inimitable Ran Elfassy about a series of images that speak to various facets of my performative art/life practice.
CBC Daybreak
CBC radio’s Daybreak was curious to hear about my Summer Slacking. As a result I had a nice little chat with host Mike Finnerty about the virtues and complexities of collectively Doing Nothing – all in 4 minutes!
Talking About Nothing on CKUT Radio
From September 2017 through to February 2018, I joined the ineffable Vince Tinguely in a guest spot on his radio show, The Kitchen Bang Bang Law to chat about my residency experience at McGill University in the Faculty of Education, reflecting on the developments and discoveries around “doing nothing” as they unfolded over the year.
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——about me
CRIM Digital Notebook – In Dialogue with Victoria Stanton
Published Sept 21, 2023
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Montréal invited me to reflect on elements in my dematerialized practice, with a particular focus on walking as related to “doing nothing” and my relationship to the St. Lawrence River in the neighbourhood of Verdun, QC.
cover of CIRM Digital PublicationBerlin Art Link – Doing Nothing: An Interview with Victoria Stanton
Published July 29, 2022 by Dagmara Genda
A feature-length interview about the “doing nothing” project, its connection to COVID, and to my PhD work.
[image from article] Image credit: Cindy Doucet Concordia – Grad Students Bring Slow Movement to the University
Published March 17, 2022 by Andy Murdoch and Amelia Wong-Mersereau
The Bureau of Noncompetitive Research a performance/research collective comprised of myself and Stacey Cann talk to Concordia University about our collaborative project and our need for slowing down at school.
[image from article] Victoria Stanton and Stacey CannLe Bourdon du faubourg – Attendre au Bureau de l’a-POST- : tout un art
Published Sept 16, 2017 by Fabien Abitbol
A short article about the two-day relational performance embodying Waiting as a form of Doing Nothing in a home made “Post Office.”
(in french)
[image from article] Victoria Stanton at the “post office"Le Devoir – Ne rien faire à l’affiche
Published February 24, 2017 by Jérôme Delgado
A short article ruminating on the first iteration of the “doing nothing” project via a collective observation of the Montreal skyline (slowly) disappearing. (in french)
[image from article] Ariane Plante L'installation 
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——my words!
Habiter ses propre cendres
co-authored: Sylvie Tourangeau
Published 2018
[journal cover]An article in discussion with Sylvie Tourangeau on the infiltrating performative action and exhibition by Christian Bujold at Le Lieu in Quebec City.
Trajectoires performatives
VVV : une trilogie d’odyssées transfrontières
Published 2014
[journal cover]A meditation on the performative and relational underpinnings of Patrick Beaulieu’s ambulatory filmic/photographic installation works.
La sculpture comme événement :
comment les objets sont activés dans l’oeuvre de Valade
Published 2012
[journal cover]A text revealing the performative nature of Valade’s sculptural works.
Imagined Spaces, Lost Objects
Published 2011
screenshot from websiteAn essay about the performance program I curated for the Edgy Women Festival at Studio 303 in Montreal and for FADO Performance Inc. in Toronto in 2011.
Linda Montano Is Living Art
Published 2007
Image of Linda from articleAn article in discussion with Life/Art artist Linda Mary Montano on her durational piece 7 Years of Living Art and her (at the time) new endurance work, Dad Art.
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