I guess we didn't really know him after all

Both Liz and myself studied under Chris Welsby in our first year at SFU. At the time I don't think either of us had any idea of the importance of his work; Chris was just that laid-back guy who opened our eyes to moving images outside the confines of narrative structure. But underneath his modesty and witticisms there lay hidden that whole time an important body of work that was one of the first to explore systems theory by looking at weather patterns and landscapes in cinema. 

Just recently, he did an interview in Scout Magazine where he elaborates on his interest in the natural world. The article was written in the lead-up to his presentation tonight at Pacific Cinémathèque, where he will lecture on the philosophical, technical, and critical frameworks surrounding his artistic practice.