The video installtion Plot, located in Council Chambers, explores the tensions and issues around urban development and land use through a series of short takes which are at times humourous, sometimes poignant and perhaps even absurd. The setting for the project suggests that the relationship between government, business and citizens is often rooted in controversy and suspicion. Casting ordinary people, each video take presents viewers with a different approach to the subject matter.
Susan Schuppli is an artist who is currently teaching new media at The University of Western Ontario in London. She received her MFA from the University of California San Diego and was a participant in the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program in New York. She creates multimedia installations, performance events and interactive CD ROMs which have been exhibited throughout Canada, Australia, and the U.K. She has also produced several public art projects in the U.S.