Althea Thauberger’s photographs, films, videos, and performances invite reflection on self-definition, alienation, community and coercion within ‘natural’ worlds, and actual or pretend social/ political structures. Sometimes existing in the public domain, Thauberger’s works often involve short and long term collaborations with their subjects… Artist’s website.
Althea Thauberger began her art practice as a photographer and now produces primarily film and video. Born in 1970 in Saskatoon, she currently lives in Vancouver…
Thauberger’s latest project was produced in collaboration with eight young German men during a yearlong artist residency at the Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin. All of the men, ages 18 – 22, are participating in Zivildienst – a program created by the government in the 1950’s to allow those that "conscientiously object to carrying a weapon" the ability to fulfill their military service obligation through social work…