# Event Details - **Event Name**: Nina Davies: Contacting Image Worlds - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 16 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm - **Event Description**: A performance by Nina Davies in the form of an open rehearsal by the fictional Image Syncers.About this EventContacting Image Worlds extends Nina Davies’ solo exhibition Image Syncers, which centres on a new video narrated through an episode of a invented podcast What’s Sizzlin’. In the episode, investigative journalist Teagan Carroll recounts her first encounter with an Image Syncer community at the Trio Comms Hall; a moment the live performance restages.Upon arrival, guests are invited to explore the exhibition in Western Front's gallery, watch the video, and familiarize themselves with the Image Syncers and the world they inhabit. Upstairs, a Twitch-style livestream plays at the entrance to the performance space, the Grand Luxe Hall, featuring a workplace vlogger from Wifi Vision—a company selling movement-data packages for humanoid devices—who hosts a wager on whether a customer is “a bot or not.” The customer has called to report a glitch in their movement-data bundle, and when asked whether the training data is sourced from the real world, the streamer discovers that it is—and that the movements captured belong to the Image Syncers, a group who mimic AI-generated gestures from synthetic videos. As the video unfolds, the streamer realizes that the customer is, in fact, a fully autonomous bot. Since the ultimate aim of Image Syncers is to connect with AI worlds, the streamer—an Image Syncer themself—recognizes this moment as a long-awaited point of contact and invites the bot, Loren, to join an Image Synching séance.At this point, the rehearsal begins. To enter the room, guests will be asked to camouflage themselves within the synthetic worlds the performers attempt to reach; ceremonial garments will be provided. For those who prefer not to enter the space, viewing from adjacent rooms will also be available. Ring lights equipped with phones will be positioned both inside and outside the performance area, enabling the audience to witness the rehearsal through the same networked outputs the dancers use to communicate with the AI systems they hope to encounter.About the ArtistNina Davies is a Canadian-British artist who considers the present moment by observing dance in popular culture and how it is disseminated, circulated, made, and consumed. Working primarily with video, performance, writing, and installation, her work considers current dance phenomena in relation to the wider socio-technical environments from which it emerges. This includes research into the recent commodification of the dancing body on digital platforms, and rethinking dances of today as traditional dances of the future. Oscillating between the use of fiction and non-fiction, her work helps build new critical frameworks for engaging with dance practices.AccessibilityThe Grand Luxe Hall is located on the second floor of Western Front, which is accessed by a flight of 26 stairs. While plans for a full building upgrade to facilitate access for wheelchair users are still underway, events in the Grand Luxe Hall are made available virtually via high-quality livestream. A livestream of this performance will occur on Saturday January 16, at 1:00 p.m. here. Further details about accessibility at Western Front can be found here.AcknowledgementsPresented with support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Canada. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/vancouver/nina-davies-contacting-image-worlds/100001978031870572 - **Event Categories**: art, virtual, exhibitions, performances, workshops, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 17.31, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Vancouver - **state**: BC - **country**: Canada - **location**: Western Front - **lat**: 49.26378630000001 - **long**: -123.0987463 - **full address**: Western Front, 303 East 8th Avenue, Vancouver, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Nina Davies: Contacting Image Worlds - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/6f7aac7b1e6bcf199fe03d6288eb857e43c0041cfdcd8f128dee29acc283de8b-rimg-w1200-h675-dcbfaa95-gmir.jpg?v=1765948885 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Nina Davies: Contacting Image Worlds being held? - **A:** Nina Davies: Contacting Image Worlds takes place on Fri, 16 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Western Front, 303 East 8th Avenue, Vancouver, Canada. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Nina Davies: Contacting Image Worlds? - **A:** Tickets for Nina Davies: Contacting Image Worlds are priced at CAD 17 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityGeneral AdmissionFreeAvailable$5CAD 7 + CAD 2 feeAvailable$10CAD 10Available$15CAD 17 + CAD 2 feeAvailable - **Q**: Who is organizing Nina Davies: Contacting Image Worlds? - **A:** Nina Davies: Contacting Image Worlds is organized by Western Front. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Nina Davies: Contacting Image Worlds is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Vancouver, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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