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Liss Platt is a media artist whose works take the form of videotapes, films, photographs, web sites, performances, and installations. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Multimedia Program at McMaster University and a part-time consultant for organizations involved in independent media arts preservation, such as IMAP and Materiamedia. She also curates video and film programs, writes/edits for media publications, and plays ice hockey.

As an artist I am committed to an experimental approach which utilizes hybrid forms. Combining personal narrative, critical analysis, humor, and gender politics, my work explores the way various representations (popular, subcultural, artistic) inform our understanding of ourselves within the world. Drawing heavily on camp and parody, my work attempts to playfully unravel some of the intricacies of identification, representation, and subjectivity. My use of humor is a conscious strategy intended to increase accessibility and reach an audience that may not be open to or interested in queer subjectivities.