Bruce Barber
Bruce Barber (born in New Zealand in 1950) is an artist, writer, curator, and educator based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he teaches at NSCAD University. He is best known for his early performance work, his Reading Rooms, Squat Projects and his writing and theory on Littoral Art. The video work shown on CIRCUIT includes performance documentation, reading room projects and Trace (time lapse) projects.
Bruce Barber on CIRCUIT · 20 works
Diddly Squat #3 (2021)
The artist responds to the detritus of the Covid 19 pandemic with an act of community service
Breathe in Breathe out (2020)
An examination of the impact of widespread urban morphology, its effect on the environment and the integration of nature for increased wellbeing.
Media Mountain (2020)
A video of an installation that reflects on the nature of increasingly shorter product life which leads to consumer demand and excess consumption.
Writing & podcasts featuring Bruce Barber
No-One Works Alone
No-One Works Alone
With a dozen video works from 1973-2019 now on CIRCUIT, renowned New Zealand/Canadian artist Bruce Barber sat down with Mark Williams to discuss a career spent working inside and outside the art world.
CIRCUIT projects featuring Bruce Barber
Masons Screen
Masons Screen
Masons Screen is a public screen for video art in Wellington's CBD. CIRCUIT curates the screen in collaboration with the Wellington City Council.