Terra Nova: The Antarctic Suite (excerpt) (2008, 31 MB, 5:36 min.)
‘A look into the creative process of the making of DJ Spooky
Category Archives: documentary arts
Nigel Ayers – Soul Zodiac
Soul Zodiac (2007, 6.4MB, 2:12 min)
Interesting documentation of a piece recently shown at
Newlyn Art Gallery by Cornish based artist Nigel Ayers.
The zodiacal stuff leaves me a bit cold but the sound is utterly wonderful,
and the simple yet elegant & effective presentation is great too.
Heroes of the Revolution – Marina Zurkow
Heroes of the Revolution (excerpt) (2007, 31.5 MB, 3:31 min.)
Marina Zurkow works with character and narrative in animated cartoons,
interactive installations, print and pop objects.
‘Heroes of the Revolution’ is an animation loop for all-in-one aluminum framed wall unit,
using two custom PCs and four widescreen monitors.
from New Frontier on Main.
Invisible Threads: Sweatshop Jean Factory in Second Life
Invisible Threads (2008, 18.3 MB, 2:53 min.)
Stephanie Rothenburg & Jeff Crouse will be producing designer blue jeans.
Styles include boot cut, skinny leg, flare and the new “Boyfriend” trousers.
Profits from these purchases will be used to maintain the factory and pay for
workers
Snow Mirror – Daniel Rozin
Snow Mirror (2006, 3.1 MB, 1:56 min.)
Snow Mirror is the first in a series of pieces that celebrate slowness
and black and white, in this piece the image of the viewer is created
by the congregation and accumulation of white snow flakes in areas of
the image that are brighter. The result is projected on a transparent silk
fabric which creates a feeling of the flakes being suspended in space.
by Daniel Rozin. from New Frontier on Main.
Going Places Sitting Down – Hiraki Sawa
Going Places Sitting Down (2006, 14.8MB, 2:34 min)
Images from Hiraki Sawa solo exhibition in 2006
at the New York James Cohan Gallery.
‘Going Places Sitting Down’ is a triptych video projection.
(video by Doron Golan)
Addi Somekh – Balloon Bass Player
Juicy Brunette (2006, 2.9MB, 3:24 min)
Addi Somekh is obviously a talented musician but his
chosen instrument is the common household balloon.
You can hear more balloon music on his site Balloonbass.com.
By Mica Scalin.
Two Snow Lumières by Mike Moon
Shoveling (2007, 14.1MB, 1:00 min)
Snow Light, Snow Bright (2007, 15.2 MB, 52 secs)
Delicate; restrained, almost austere.
Which qualities the key, or better the bridge, to the richness,
the depth, of two perfectly judged Lumières
Nathaniel Stern – Sentimental Construction
Sentimental Construction (2007, 25.4MB, 6:31 min)
Nathaniel Stern took a bit of a hammering in various quarters for this piece,
made on a residency in Croatia.
I think there’s an probably an element of you-had-to-be-there about this
although, that said, I think the video is rather magical &
does as good a job of summoning the kind of ephemeral spell this stuff can weave
as any I’ve seen.
Lastly it has to be said the reason Nathaniel is great is because
(1) he has a frightening amount of energy, more indeed, really, than his fair share –
he starts 5 ‘isms’ before breakfast
(2) he is bold, unafraid to risk looking ridiculous & therefore quite often as an artist
he goes to much more interesting places than most…
In general I’ll take a Nathaniel “failure” over quite a lot of folks’ “success”.
Augmented Body and Virtual Body – Suguru Goto
Augmented Body and Virtual Body (2005, 36MB, 14:13 min.)
“The big idea is to put a human being into a system where many machines act as
an extension of the body. I am a composer and I want to control a robot orchestra,
video images and videotext using a “BodySuit”.
All this within the conceptual framework of Music Theatre and a musical composition.”
Suguru Goto: Concept and Composition.