Roy Caussy, The Cave | 2010 | 35min | DV Projection | Canada
“We experience life in the exciting interweave of subjectivity and objective observation, and in an area that is intermediate between the inner reality of the individual and the shared reality that is the world external to individuals.” -D.W.Winnicott, Playing and Reality
The cave is our intermediate space in which civilization was cradled. As grounds for our earliest stories—a surface to depict the natural world and a gathering place to listen to our oral traditions—we learn to relate and understand: to share. The storyteller is the gatherer, weaving a collective knowledge and informing us of our connection. Contextually, the storyteller also has the proclivity to inform us of a growing disconnection. What is it that we gather around today?
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Roy Caussy, born in Hamilton, ON, is currently based out of Toronto, Canada. Having received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from NSCAD University in 2006, Caussy has since been accepted to artist-in-residence programs in both British Columbia and Ontario, with numerous group shows across Canada. As well as being funded by the City of Vancouver and The Canada Council for the Arts, Caussy has also traveled extensively to realize his projects, driving over 25,000 kilometers across Canada and the United States in 2009 alone.
