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Saturday, August 21, 2010
Government Alpha, Skin Graft and Jason Soliday @ neon marshmallow fest UPLOAD 666% COMPLETE - jonCates (2010)
Government Alpha, Skin Graft and Jason Soliday @ neon marshmallow fest UPLOAD 666% COMPLETE - jonCates (2010) ¶ 5:35 PM 0 Comments
Government Alpha, Skin Graft and Jason Soliday @ neon marshmallow fest UPLOAD 666% COMPLETE - jonCates (2010) ¶ 5:35 PM 0 Comments
Friday, August 13, 2010
Weaponry Isolate (for 5hm3x) - jonCates (2010)
Weaponry Isolate (for 5hm3x) - jonCates (2010) ¶ 9:10 AM 1 Comments
Weaponry Isolate (for 5hm3x) - jonCates (2010) ¶ 9:10 AM 1 Comments
Friday, August 06, 2010
under over sideways down & FEAR CHAMBER - Christoph Draeger and Heidrun Holzfeind (2008)
under over sideways down - Christoph Draeger and Heidrun Holzfeind (2008)
Three channel video installation, beanbags, 12 min.
under over sideways down is an investigation of the representation of the underworld in film history, a mind-boggling horror trip through caves, abysses and endless tunnels to the dark corners of the subconscious, where primeval fear slumbers.
The three channels show scenes from different movies to reveal similarities and stereotypes in the representation of the descend into – and life in the underworld: fear, horror, torture, death and the afterlife. A thought-provoking journey into the collective memory and subconscious. By careful composing paradigmatic moments found in these films, the piece allows us to rethink and reposition the implicit meaning of these brief filmic moments.
commissioned and produced by OK Centrum Linz
FEAR CHAMBER - Christoph Draeger and Heidrun Holzfeind (2008)
Video loop, 16:9, 34 min.
Fear chamber is an investigation of the underworld using scenes from more than 150 movies: a mind-boggling horror trip through caves, abysses and endless tunnels to the dark corners of the subconscious, where primeval fear slumbers. A psychedelic nightmare through film history, a roller coaster ride that keeps spiraling downwards, final destination: hell.
The piece is spliced together using snippets of movies to analyze notions of fear, horror, religion, death and the afterlife through the fractured lens of cinema and critical theory. Draeger/Holzfeind utilize montage to mine the history of horror films, Hollywood and others, creating sequences that address the representation of fear, murder, torture, Armageddon and the destruction of all things beautiful. This monumental work becomes a thought-provoking journey into the collective memory and subconscious. By careful composing paradigmatic moments found in these films, the piece allows us to rethink and reposition the implicit meaning of these brief filmic moments. (SVB)
commissioned and produced by OK Centrum Linz
under over sideways down - Christoph Draeger and Heidrun Holzfeind (2008)
Three channel video installation, beanbags, 12 min.
under over sideways down is an investigation of the representation of the underworld in film history, a mind-boggling horror trip through caves, abysses and endless tunnels to the dark corners of the subconscious, where primeval fear slumbers.
The three channels show scenes from different movies to reveal similarities and stereotypes in the representation of the descend into – and life in the underworld: fear, horror, torture, death and the afterlife. A thought-provoking journey into the collective memory and subconscious. By careful composing paradigmatic moments found in these films, the piece allows us to rethink and reposition the implicit meaning of these brief filmic moments.
commissioned and produced by OK Centrum Linz
FEAR CHAMBER - Christoph Draeger and Heidrun Holzfeind (2008)
Video loop, 16:9, 34 min.
Fear chamber is an investigation of the underworld using scenes from more than 150 movies: a mind-boggling horror trip through caves, abysses and endless tunnels to the dark corners of the subconscious, where primeval fear slumbers. A psychedelic nightmare through film history, a roller coaster ride that keeps spiraling downwards, final destination: hell.
The piece is spliced together using snippets of movies to analyze notions of fear, horror, religion, death and the afterlife through the fractured lens of cinema and critical theory. Draeger/Holzfeind utilize montage to mine the history of horror films, Hollywood and others, creating sequences that address the representation of fear, murder, torture, Armageddon and the destruction of all things beautiful. This monumental work becomes a thought-provoking journey into the collective memory and subconscious. By careful composing paradigmatic moments found in these films, the piece allows us to rethink and reposition the implicit meaning of these brief filmic moments. (SVB)
commissioned and produced by OK Centrum Linz
Labels: interactive installation, mashup, Media Practices, remix
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Respect the Dead - Pierre Bismuth (2001 - 2009)
Respect the Dead - Pierre Bismuth (2001 - 2009)
"Bismuth shows the first few minutes from films like "Dirty Harry", "Vertigo" or "Highlander". As soon as an actor dies in one of these films, the film ends abruptly and the credits follow. The radical cut turns initially irrelevant figures into main characters, calling for respect for their sudden death. For Hoehenrausch above the roofs of Linz, Bismuth has chosen a series of films in which the action takes place specifically on roofs, balconies or parking garages." - OK Centrum
Respect the Dead - Pierre Bismuth (2001 - 2009)
"Bismuth shows the first few minutes from films like "Dirty Harry", "Vertigo" or "Highlander". As soon as an actor dies in one of these films, the film ends abruptly and the credits follow. The radical cut turns initially irrelevant figures into main characters, calling for respect for their sudden death. For Hoehenrausch above the roofs of Linz, Bismuth has chosen a series of films in which the action takes place specifically on roofs, balconies or parking garages." - OK Centrum
Labels: Media Practices
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