Images Festival of New Media, Toronto

Remnants was first produced by Kathryn Walter for the Images New Media Festival at Zsa Zsa Gallery in Toronto in 2005 where it won a jury citation for Best Canadian Media Artwork. It was re-created as part of Out of Site, an exhibition curated by Earl Miller on Queen Street West, Toronto during Nuit Blanche in 2009. 

This installation transformed a storefront, in the historic textile district of Queen Street West, into a tableau where the artist worked through the duration of the festival. Hunched over a sewing machine, she continuously stitched remnants into a pile operating a sewing machine that powered a 16mm film projector via a pulley and dimmer system. The projected loop of billowing smoke stacks faded in and out with speed with her work. The artist stitched remnants of felt into a growing pile displayed in the storefront window. As the pile increased, the projection of industry deteriorated over time. 

Funded by Canada Council for the Arts and Toronto Arts Council.