Svava Tergesen

Svava Tergesen

História

Svava Tergesen is a photographer and experimental filmmaker living and working on unceded Coast Salish territories, also known as Vancouver, BC. Svava currently studies at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Cinema from McGill University. Their practice is concerned with representations of identity, the body, phenomenology and disability. Svava is a member and organizer of Experimental Media Outsiders (EMO), an emerging media artist collective for women, transgender and 2-spirit artists.

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Svava Tergesen

Filmes

Rider
Rider
Director
"Rider" is an experimental documentary that follows a horseback rider as they prepare for a lesson. Cycling between old memories and present-day activities, the film reflects on ideas of the archive, disability and therapy.
Aural Fixation
Aural Fixation
Director
Svava Tergesen’s Aural Fixation obscures language through many competing voices and focusing repeatedly on the mouth.
Last Laugh
Last Laugh
Thanks
A documentary looking at the impact of humor and the stage on Jimmy and Gregory, two disabled friends.