Category: October Annual Residency
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Day one: 2025
14 minute read. Content warnings: References to fatigue, and depression. chatGPT Summary: Kay begins the ninth year of their annual self-directed October residency. They return to basics in light and shadow after last year’s first foray into shadow puppetry. Day one explores three sources—flashlight, flame, and projector—through sketches and notes, building a vocabulary for what…
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Reflections on a name and time
5 minute read – Kay reflects on their October 2024 residency at FLEET Granville Island, where they publicly framed their ongoing non-verbal practice as The Radical Silence Project.
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Day Twenty-Five: 2024
3 minute read – Kay reflects on the tension between intention and control while hosting a silent sunset watch party, questioning whether they can truly let go and allow moments to unfold without intervention.
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Day Twenty-Four: 2024
5 minute read – Kay reflects on their open house plans at FLEET Granville Island, highlighting the balance between structure and experimentation, questioning how performance, translation, and engagement intersect in accessible and non-verbal artistic spaces.
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Day Fourteen: 2024
2 minute read – Kay critiques the colonial myth-making surrounding Thanksgiving, reflecting on the tension between personal nostalgia and historical truth.
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Day Thirteen: 2024
4 minute read – Kay navigates an unexpected water leak at their FLEET residency, adapting their plans, salvaging materials, and reflecting on the physical demands of their art-making process as they acknowledge the impact of aging on their ability to work on the floor.
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Day twelve: 2024
6 minute read – Kay reflects reflects on a challenging start to their day, receives exciting news about hosting an open house at FLEET, and outlines a detailed, accessible schedule for the upcoming event on Granville Island, focused on inclusivity, radical silence, and creative engagement.
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Day 9: 2024
More work is being done to the FLEET trailer and I am going to have water by the end of the week. I’m not actually that excited about that because access to water means drinking, which means washroom breaks – or getting my hands wet – brrrr. I was distracted by the storm tonight, watching…
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Day Eight: 2024
5-min read. Kay reflects on the tension of spending while working outside their home studio The day unfolds with the making of a kraft-paper trailer model and late-night projection tests, ending in a midnight bike ride home.
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Day six: 2024
8-minute read. Content warning: fatigue and people-pleasing tendencies chatGPT Summary: Kay works on The Unseen series, drafts a script, and begins a maquette. They reflect on the balance between public visibility and private focus, the challenges of anticipation when visitors arrive, and the momentum gained as the first week closes. Hit an energy pocket! I…