Author Archives: sarahparadis

Twenty-eight Bachelor of Education students with undergraduate degrees in a variety of subjects (ranging from Mathematics, Physical Education, and Human Ecology, to History, Drama, and Music). Most students have created their digiCOVERS in groups.

COVID-19 has had an incredible impact on theatre across the world. What will be left of the physical infrastructure as the cost to rent spaces, pay property taxes and maintain buildings greatly outpaces the income earned from free (or low priced) digital performances? More importantly, what will be left of the human infrastructure? In theContinue reading “What Will be Left?”

We depict symbolic contrast within our artwork of a world out of whack. This digiCOVER represents effects that COVID-19 has had on the environment and our society. Depicted is The Forks in downtown Winnipeg. In the past it was an important meeting ground for the Indigenous; in the present it is a vital hub forContinue reading “Beauty and the Bleak”

This project, a digital collage, is meant to reflect the calm before the storm of global warming due to the reduction of aerosols and CO2 that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought. We thought about the Himalayan Mountains and how the pollution reduction due to Covid had finally made them visible after being hidden under smogContinue reading “The Mountains are Singing”

While viewing, please listen to the “Star Blanket: Dyed Waves” audio clip. This piece originates from minds which stem from three educational backgrounds: human ecology, music, and physical education. Together we have merged our vision to bring together this piece for you as the viewer to reflect on textiles in your life. Combining the traditionalContinue reading “Star Blanket: Dyed Waves”

In this triptych a dystopian apocalyptic world is depicted using a narrative structure in which animals rule and humans are the endangered species. We are working with concepts of propaganda, war, and liminal spaces. The first part of the digiCOVER is a depiction of a planet in which a take-over of humans is undertaken byContinue reading “Transition of Power”

Grass-Fed Greed describes the effects of factory-farming and animal products on our earth. While eating animals has been around for innumerable centuries, our current demand is unsustainable largely due to the supply harvested for the profit of fast-food companies. On the left, we have our cow and chicken in a clean environment with a functioningContinue reading “Grass Fed Greed”

We hope to provoke curiosity of comparisons regarding the formal (i.e., grocery store) and the informal (i.e., street market) players in the food sector. In our image, we have juxtaposed imagery from the informal food sector inside of the formal one. What we ask you to consider: What do we as North Americans perceive asContinue reading “Sanitized”

This artwork was created to demonstrate hope in the current context of our world. Our vision is for people to look at our artwork and feel comfort and optimistic about the future. We used different elements of handmade and digital images to offer counter-opposition to feelings of despair with hope and inspiration. All elements areContinue reading “Fragments of Hope”

This work was inspired by my grandparents and our frequent ‘window visits’ during the COVID-19 pandemic. It encapsulates the longing and emptiness an entire generation feels, as they in particular are cut off from the outside world and made to feel like less than valued members of society. The image is distorted by the variedContinue reading “Generation Isolation”