TSV Artist Residency Update: Worth the Wait!
We may be a little late with this announcement, but trust us — the creativity brewing at TSV has been well worth it.
Over the past two months, our three incredible Artists-in-Residence have immersed themselves in our media lab and creative space. Through experimentation, exploration, and collaboration, they’ve been pushing boundaries in filmmaking, photography, and visual storytelling. Each artist brings a powerful perspective shaped by their own experiences and disciplines, and we’re thrilled to finally introduce them to you.
Meet the Artists
Dizzy Ricamara
@directordizzydinero
Danica “Dizzy” Ricamara is a multifaceted, award-winning director from Scarborough, ON. With a bold voice and a sharp visual language, Dizzy uses storytelling as a form of advocacy — bringing visibility to untold narratives and exploring the rich nuances of identity and representation.
Photography of Dizzy by Anil Hanasoge — [@nillynillynillynilly]
Lu Lopez
@lulo.pz | lulopez.xyz
A Mexican lens-based artist working in Toronto, Lu uses photography and experimental video to trace the threads of memory, migration, and human connection. Their work invites reflection on what we carry, what we remember, and how we connect across distance and time.
Rolla Tahir | رولا طاهر
@smoking.apples | smokingapples.ca
Rolla is an independent filmmaker and “film weaver,” shaping poetic, layered visual works rooted in her transnational journey through Egypt, Sudan, Kuwait, and now Toronto. Her practice explores displacement, belonging, and the beauty found in in-betweenness.
We’re incredibly proud to have hosted such powerful creative voices, and we can’t wait to see how their work continues to ripple outward.
