Stacey Sproule
The Pull of the Track
Séjour d'essai à l'écran d'épingles
5 au 19 mars 2026


VERSION ORIGINALE
For the pinscreen trial residency, Stacey Sproule will be incubating images on the pinscreen for a new work titled « The Pull of the Track« . This work will be an animation-based installation with audio interviews of astrologers exploring the question: what is the role of astrological divination in a world in the depths of a climate crisis? In other words: why envision the future when the idea of a future feels more and more far-fetched, uninhabitable, or even hostile? The animations will be images that move hypnotically from one image to the next, giving the viewer room to interpret what they see. The animations will visually mimic scrying: a divination practice that employs gazing into a dark reflective surface in dim lighting to receive a transmission of images.
BIO
Stacey Sproule is a Picton-based multi-disciplinary artist working in hand-drawn animation. Using and subverting animation techniques and processes she explores the liminal, the ephemeral, and the magical. She holds a BFA from OCAD in Drawing and Painting. Her work has been supported by the OAC, she has received a full fellowship from the Vermont Studio Center, and has exhibited at Forest City Gallery, FADO, the Art Gallery of Mississauga, and others. Her work has been featured in festivals including 7a*11d International Performance Art Festival, Les Sommets du cinéma d’animation, the Rhubarb Festival, and the West Virginia Mountaineer Film Festival.