Artists:
Matthew Cardinal and Stephanie Kuse

Dates:
July 30th - September 18th, 2021

Glimpses Of is a collaborative A/V work by musician and sound artist Matthew Cardinal and media artist Stephanie Kuse. Composed of gentle sparkling waves of sound and surreal Saskatchewan inspired 3D rendered imagery, Glimpses Of builds upon the pair's past collaborations exploring themes of abstracted nature and sound. The resulting work aims to provide the viewer with a vague sense of nostalgia and a fleeting impression of a secluded place on a lush, warm, seemingly endless summer night. 

Cardinal and Kuse have worked collaboratively on several projects in recent years including a live tour in August 2019, a series of visualizers produced to accompany tracks from Asterisms released throughout the summer and fall of 2020 and an A/V installation commissioned by The Southern Alberta Art Gallery for ‘Arts Birthday’ celebrations in January 2021. This summer they will be performing live together as part of Wonderment (Victoria, BC), Mutek (Montreal, QC) and Send + Receive (Winnipeg, MB). 

Glimpses Of is hosted at Open Space alongside the duo’s Wonderment performance during the festival. Find the facebook page for the event here!

Cardinal’s album Asterisms is available at matthewcardinal.bandcamp.com and his photography can be viewed at @matthewlilliput. Kuse’s work can be viewed at sckuse.net or on instagram, @sckuse. 

  • Matthew Cardinal

    Matthew Cardinal (he/him) is an amiskwaciy (Edmonton, AB) based musician, composer, and sound designer known for his work with Polaris Short List nominee group nêhiyawak. Cardinal’s solo full-length album Asterisms was released in October 2020 on Arts & Crafts label. Cardinal’s music moves from delicate, minimalist pieces to vast drones and sparkling modular synthesizer beats. He has been performing music across the country for the last 9 years in various groups, as well as doing soundtrack work in film and sound for museum installations.

  • Stephanie Kuse

    Stephanie Kuse (she/her) is a media artist living on Treaty 6 Territory (Saskatoon, SK). Utilizing 3D rendering and digitally manipulated video footage, Kuse works alongside musicians and audio artists to create impactful audio/visual installations, live performances and visualizers. She is inspired by sparse landscapes, contrasting natural textures and the everchanging prairie light. She works to capture small natural details and through various mediums reinterprets them in an often surreal, gentle yet distorted manner.