© Stephanie Creaghan
Session 37 | Stephanie Creaghan
On March 13, 2025 at 7 pm
The Long Measure, or, Treize à la douzaine, is a lecture on the theories of classical dynamics and thermodynamics as applied to the concepts of the Eternal Return and the Will to Chance. Facilitated by a series of “educational” videos, S. E. Creaghan, in the role of the Interlocutor, examines the ways in which select video pieces secrete or absorb matter and energy, the moments they undergo entropy or are subject to what is known as the arrow of time. The overall goal of the Session is to draw chaos out of order, and to consider chance as a conduit to creativity and freedom.
Stephanie Creaghan is a multidisciplinary artist using video, sound, performance, and installation to reveal latent forms of manipulation and address how violence presents itself in communication. Recent shows include CRITÉRIUM OVERDRIVE at Queensway Television (2025, Singapore) and L'archéologie de l'oubli at D.D.D.D. (2025, New York). Their work The Dailies has been presented at Cinémathèque Québécoise and Projet Pangée in Montréal. Creaghan has performed nationally and internationally and completed international residencies in Paris (France), Stolpe/Oder (Germany), New York (USA), and Wexford (Ireland).
Dazibao thanks the artist for their generous collaboration as well as its advisory committee for their support.
Dazibao receives financial support from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the ministère de la Culture et des Communications and the Ville de Montréal.
Dazibao acknowledges that it is located on the unceded territory of the Kanien'kehá: ka Nation and that Tiohtiá:ke / Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations, and today, is home to a diverse population of Indigenous as well as other peoples. Guided by ethics of respect, listening, and awareness, Dazibao commits to a continued reflection regarding the deep-rooted and systemic challenges tied to accessibility and inclusivity in the arts and beyond, and endeavors to apply such reflections to all aspects of its activities and governance.