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quoted 2 lines All this talk about all sorts of things - yet I havent heard *anyone*

>All this talk about all sorts of things - yet I havent heard *anyone* >mention the amazing shit that went on at the RESFEST in hollywood

Ya, I went to the first two on Sunday- Cinema Electronica and the Chris Cunningham retrospective. It's the same thing with compilations cds- some of the stuff I was really impressed with, others I was like 'how exactly did this make the cut?' I don't know why I expected differently, but the sound system left much to be desired. Why would anybody organize such an event only to use the in-house speaker system with no lows, no highs, all mid-range honk and very little stereo seperation? Flex was great. Neat dark/ambient/noise track with that one, too. First time I had seen Windowlicker and Come to Daddy.

On 5 Nov 2002 at 8:09, Albers, Brian wrote:

quoted 2 lines I don't know why I expected differently, but the sound system left much to

> I don't know why I expected differently, but the sound system left much to > be desired.

YES !!! Especially opening with Ae's 2nd Bad Vilbel on very low volume - what an absolute wasted opportunity. We've been fortunate enough to have friends bring over a reel with CC vids on it and screened it in our lounge on a HUGE system with a HUGE screen (Barco projector) and wow! *that* really kicked. It almost has to be a wall of sound to which those visuals of the robotic insect work extremely well to form a whole experience. TG after that the volume was increased... obviously somebody told somebody to turn the knob...

quoted 1 line Flex was great. Neat dark/ambient/noise track with that one, too.

> Flex was great. Neat dark/ambient/noise track with that one, too.

What did you (the collective list-members who've seen this) make of Flex? What was he saying with the piece? Is it about the recurring cycle of domestic violence? Duh? Am I very dumb - or what? (Ha ha, don't answer that one!) Apparently this was the first screening of Flex outside of the installation space in the UK it had been designed for. For me the prize moment was SQPR's Come on My Selector video - so well melded picture to sound. Everything just fitted perfectly. And the screening ended on Monkey Drummer, which was awesomely synchronised. Suffice to say, the guy's great! This was the only screening we attended at the Resfest. I * --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

Irene McC wrote:

quoted 3 lines On 5 Nov 2002 at 8:09, Albers, Brian wrote:

> > On 5 Nov 2002 at 8:09, Albers, Brian wrote: >

quoted 9 lines Flex was great. Neat dark/ambient/noise track with that one, too.

> > > Flex was great. Neat dark/ambient/noise track with that one, too. > > What did you (the collective list-members who've seen this) make of > Flex? What was he saying with the piece? Is it about the recurring > cycle of domestic violence? Duh? Am I very dumb - or what? (Ha ha, > don't answer that one!) Apparently this was the first screening of > Flex outside of the installation space in the UK it had been designed > for.

I saw Flex during the past Venice Biennial. The sounds for Flex are fantastic (of course).. but the video... I mean, technically it is perfect (I love the final part with the images of the neurons in the brain etc etc)... but the meaning? I think it is just about violence that is able to become peace/love.... I don't see any particular meaning.. it's just a picture of nowadays society.... and I add it is a sad and not-so-orginal picture. ciao e.g.ø -- .. e.g.ø :: http://eeegggooo.cjb.net ___________________________________________ ongoing exhibitions: :. http://www.newmediafest.org/violence/index.html .: http://www.javamuseum.org/2002/2nd/italyfeature/index.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

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> -----Original Message----- > From: Irene McC [mailto:substar@iafrica.com]

I saw the res in NYC.

quoted 7 lines What did you (the collective list-members who've seen this) make of

> What did you (the collective list-members who've seen this) make of > Flex? What was he saying with the piece? Is it about the recurring > cycle of domestic violence? Duh? Am I very dumb - or what? (Ha ha, > don't answer that one!) Apparently this was the first screening of > Flex outside of the installation space in the UK it had been designed > for. >

If you read the RES nmagazine with the Cunningham interview. He states his disappointment with Flex. He apparently was going for something more abstract and it came off too literal. I'd agree (My girlfriend hated it, haha). The content seems to me to be irrelevant as he was really just looking for a vehicle for some brillant technical ideas. To me, the whole notion of "the body" and "human form" is pretty classic in the art world (and a bit cliche beyond blank subject matter for sketches). I'd say it was more of a study than anything else.

quoted 5 lines For me the prize moment was SQPR's Come on My Selector video - so

> For me the prize moment was SQPR's Come on My Selector video - so > well melded picture to sound. Everything just fitted perfectly. And > the screening ended on Monkey Drummer, which was awesomely > synchronised. Suffice to say, the guy's great! >

agreed. I really liked seeing Windowlicker again (and on the big screen!) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org