Nationality Canadian | ||
Movies Lesbian Hand Gestures, Narcissus | ||
Coral Short (born 1973) is a queer Canadian multi-media artist. Based in Montreal, she is best known for her performance art, and as a curator of short film programs.
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Career
Short was educated at Concordia University and obtained her master's degree in fine art at the Chelsea School of Art. She uses textiles, video and her own body as her media. Short has curated independent queer films internationally in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and elsewhere in Europe. In this capacity, she's worked with organizations such as MIX NYC, MIX Copenhagen, entzaubert and the Queer Arts Festival.
Multimedia and performance art
In 2012, Short's project The Hole-y Army featuring choreographed queers and 100 hand-made puppets was integrated into Dyke Marches in New York City, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto. Short identifies as a third-wave feminist and is notable within the craftivism movement. She describes this work as “a slow, thoughtful activism [and] a strong powerful display of resistance". Her performance Stop Beating Yourself Up, (2013) involves Short, wearing boxing gloves and hitting herself for three hours.
Scream Choir (2014) is a sound piece consisting of a large group of people screaming in the formation of a traditional choir. Future Visions (2014) is presented as a website of 83 video tarot cards representing queer voices from Europe and North America. Other recent performance pieces include GAY INCANTATIONS (2013), Nest (2014), and Plush (2015).
Films
Short was awarded the Hot Shorts award at the 2012 Inside Out Film and Video Festival. In 2014, Short withdrew "We Don't Want to Marry" from the Vancouver Queer Film Festival program because the festival accepted advertising from a pro-Israel group, Yad b’Yad.