AMPUS NEWS _ ororewncawrow THE VOICE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012 3 ALEX SKERDZHEV photo Langara’s Artist-in-Residence Samuel Roy-Bois working inside his installation, entitled Nothing blank forever Installation causes stir Artist-in-Residence Samuel Roy-Bots discusses his latest art project 66 I like to build spac- es where people can come in. SAMUEL ROY-BOIS By ALEX SKERDZHEV tudents wondering about the na- ture of the mysterious glass cube outside the LSU building have to look no further to get their curi- osity satiated. The hand-designed art project, titled Nothing blank forever, is the result of Langara’s latest Artist-in-Residence program, and is designed by Quebec City’s Samuel Roy-Bois. “T really like modern architecture, and if you look at the way the structure is built here, it’s inspired by [it],” said Bois, sitting inside his self-constructed glass box. Consisting of four plywood pillars holding up the see-through, Plexiglas walls, the structure is well-lit by sever- al light sources and contains a work- bench, wooden trolley and several chairs. “T like to build spaces where people can come in, and where it’s not so much about you just standing in front of an image and looking at it, but more like being a part [of] a system ... some sort of adventure,” he said. The project will have many uses, in- cluding a gallery, recording studio, the- atre and movie set for a film Bois is cur- rently beginning to shoot. The road movie will be contained to the structure and the main character will be played by a variety of Studio 58 students of different gender and ethnic backgrounds. “I’m controlling] most aspects, ex- cept for performing: writing the script, shooting and holding the camera, ev- ery aspect of the movie production.” The 38-year-old artist’s film is sched- uled to be shown inside the box in April. Tomo Tanaka, the Creative Arts Di- vision Chair, says there are plans to put up signs explaining the project due to student confusion of its nature. “No idea what the hell, it’s like my first thought was another smoke pit,” says 22-year-old business student Dom- inic Impelido. “IMy project] is pretty mysterious ... that’s the most exciting part,” said Bois with a smile. “People are wondering what this is.” Bois’s next exhibition is at Artspeak, where he will host a gallery from Feb. 3 to Mar. 17. Langara film instructors sell feature for broadcast on European television Alyson Dry- sdale and Garwin Sanford received funding from Tele- film Can- ada and can look forward to seeing their work on the small and large screens By STACY THOMAS Langara film instructors Alyson Drysdale and Garwin Sanford share an office and a creative partner- ship. Their feature film, Rain Down, has been sold for television international- ly, and will soon be seen in living rooms across Europe. The film, a drama set in the bad- lands outside Cache Creek, focuses on the relationship between a divorced woman and her troubled sister and niece. In 2005, Drysdale brought Sanford a screenplay she’d started, and he says he loved it enough to agree to direct the film, his first feature project. “The gift she gave me to do this, when I had one short film under my belt, is tremendous.” Fast forward to 2009. During their second week of shooting, they were still waiting for federal funding from Telefilm Canada. Drysdale was producing the film, and had put up most of the money, but there wasn’t much left. Nive between A244 and A241a, “We didn’t know if it would be our last weekend (of shooting),” Sanford said. “We had a lot on the line, but thought, what the hell.” They got the funding, and filming continued. The cast and crew of the film in- cludes 24 Langara alumni, notably eight cast members, four of which are leads. “It was a wonderfully artistic, posi- tive environment,” Drysdale says. “We tell students this is what a set is like ... for it to turn out exactly like you want it to be, there was magic in- volved,” agrees Sanford. “It’s what we teach here (at Langara) but we also practice it.” Other than a possible screening at the Kamloops Film Festival in 2012, the movie won’t be seeing the big screen anytime soon. However, the two are happy with the overseas success of the movie. “You make a movie to be sold, and it’s doing it,” Sanford said. Langara film instructors Aly- son Drysdale and Garwin Sanford STACY THOMAS photo Science career for you? BC Cancer Society’s Nick Chng discusses career op- tions for science students By JEREMY SALLY Series had Langara bubbling last week. Students considering ca- reers in the sciences gleaned insights from half a dozen professionals and experts. Nick Chng from the BC Cancer Soci- ety was the Physics invitee, sharing his knowledge of oncology with 20 pro- spective students. Injecting humour and insight, Chng’s first ever presenta- tion provided the history of the profes- sion, as well as the rigorous schooling required. But afterwards, he shared the rewards of his work. “One of the nice things about medi- cal physics is that you can feel like yow’re contributing,” he said. In his lecture, Chng likened the dif- ferent roles practitioners play in can- cer treatment to an iceberg: only the patient sees the tip, with many people in the background working for the per- son’s health. The clinical environment, involving communication with the pa- tient, provides Chng with a “fulfilling job.” Physics gradu- ates can expect their jobs to be lu- crative too. Start- ing salaries for those with a mas- ter’s degree are 2 typically $60,000 annually in the pri- vate sector, accord- ing to the Ameri- can Physical Society’s website “People are at- tracted to medical physics because you are well paid,” said Chng. Engineering and computer sciences attract the largest number of grads ac- cording to the APS, but physics is com- plementary to other sciences. Arts and sciences student Peter Toro found the presentation helpful. He wants to become an engineer, and aims to be involved in the design and manufacture of the radiological equip- ment Chng uses for treatment. Scott Veal, also in arts and sciences, was interested in Chng’s career too. “Medical physics mixes up my two interests in physics and biology,” said Veal. “I like technology and playing with machines which is essentially what physics is.” Physics department head Don Hunt- er weighed in on popular perceptions of physics. “lve always associated physics with fun,” said Hunter before the seminar, whose experiences in high school led to an interactive instruction style. “I try to give my students toys, whenever I can.” Physics pioneers were highlighted at the beginning of Chng’s presenta- tion, including Marie Curie. Though physics is regarded as a male-dominat- ed field, a third of the seminar’s audi- ence were women. Chng says that many women are in- volved in the field and entrants shouldn’t be discouraged. “My PhD supervisor was a woman, my current head of my physics depart- ment is a woman and the head of the brachytherapy program, my specialty, is a woman.” T: Careers in Science Speakers NICK CHNG Speaker from BC Cancer Society