Wednesday, May 13, 2015

paradise



Within each person lies a walled garden, a place where all that’s learned, lessons about soul, happy memories and much more reside. This tour is of one such place, but it’s not much unlike your own.

Etymology: The word 'paradise' is charged. I refer to numerous online definitions that refer to a "walled enclosure" or a "walled garden". The skull is the wall, the mind is contained within.

The project paradise may be seen here.

Sunday, May 10, 2015

completely bizarre



Suggested by Andy Eskind, we see the same person, probably the same photographer capturing the subject at the same angle, but with different clothing and on different days. We don’t know how much time has past, only that alignments are weirdly and unexpectedly correct. The project may be seen here.

A fine essay on the topic of Joseph Selle was written by Andy, who includes essential reference to The Selle Circle, a small group interested in what of the Selle archive that remains: at least one million negative images. It can be found here.

Friday, May 8, 2015

experiments can have unexpected outcomes

https://sites.google.com/site/nighttrees/4guys.jpg?attredirects=0


A similar method used in 2 ladies reveals something unexpected: a group of four men who appear to start floating away. The work four guys can be watched here.

the still picture that moves

https://sites.google.com/site/nighttrees/2ladies.jpg?attredirects=0&d=1


One property of 17523 Pictures is that it demonstrates human incapacity to absorb all that goes on around us, leaving a vacuum of incomplete memory. In the experiment 2 ladies, the minutia in 1/8 second of the lives of two ordinary people is explored in piercing detail. Like watching the minute hand of a clock, very subtle movements can be seen. If any of us could have stood on that San Francisco street corner 60 years ago, it would’ve been impossible to notice all those little parts of life. Yet they did happen and 2 ladies shows the fullness of time is actually made of tiny moments.

2 ladies may be viewed here.

Thursday, May 7, 2015

ps.


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In the entry “memories that never formed”, there was a slight introduction to my motion media work 17523 Pictures. A more nuanced explanation of that work, along with works by my colleagues was written by Chris Burnett. It can be found here.
 
A two minute excerpt of the work may be viewed here. The whole piece is about 10 minutes long and is exhibited as a continuous loop without title or credits.