Phantom, stills & vibrations is an immersive installation by Lara Kramer (Oji-Cree) of Lara Kramer Danse. This 2018 short documentary captures both the installation and an interview with the artist.

Phantom, stills & vibrations creates an intimacy with the north (Lac Seul, ON) and confronts the brutal and complex relationships between Indigenous peoples and Settler society. For this performance and sound installation, created in collaboration with Stefan Petersen, Kramer draws the spectator into an immersive experience of the former Pelican Lake Indian Residential School, where three generations of Lara Kramer’s family attended.

Lara Kramer was the 2017–2018 Trent University Ashley Fellow Artist In Residence. The two-week residency saw Kramer present Phantom, stills and vibrations at Artspace as well as a series of free workshops, teachings and lectures that were open to all members of the public.

This video was produced by Bodies in Translation: Activist Art, Technology and Access to Life