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Sun, 31 Dec 2006

Corps




'Corps' 36.2MB 3:48 min

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Mon, 25 Dec 2006

Everything You Need for Christmas




'Everything You Need for Christmas' 2.2MB 2 sec loop silent

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Tue, 12 Dec 2006

Animation of Twenty Soft Pastel Drawings




'Animation of Twenty Soft Pastel Drawings' 40.6MB 1:44 min silent

Twenty drawings done in an hour or so, scanned,
animated in Director with lots of pseudo-randomness
& then videoed from the screen.
Compressed fiercely.

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Sun, 03 Dec 2006

Sheffield 10 on Foot & by Bus




'A Walk on the South Yorks. & Derbyshire Border' 20.8MB 1:15 min silent



'A Ride on the 51 Bus' 34.2MB 5:00 min

Take the 51 bus to Lodge Moor. Walk up Redmires Road to Wyming Brook
(the video starts here).
Continue up Redmires Road until you come to the second Redmires dam.
Take the marked path that goes off to the right, by the overflow channel
(marked something like "easy trail").
Carry on along here until the agricultural land on your right comes to a stop,
giving way to moorland.
Go through the gate on your right & take the path which parallels the wall.
At the end of the wall turn right but watch out for a path that forks off to the left,
towards the line of trees in the distance.
When you reach the woods take the path to the right which descends towards
the old Wyming Brook/Rivelin Dams road, now a walking & biking trail.
Turn right, uphill, & continue until you reach Wyming Brook again (the video finishes here).
You can either walk back to the 51 terminus at Lodge Moor, along the road past the old
prisoner of war camp or take the more scenic route through the pine woods overlooking the ravine.

Streetmap.co.uk
Google Maps

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Thu, 23 Nov 2006

Funny Ideas




'Funny Ideas' 30.5MB 2:09 min

We're marching forward
Smiles on our faces
Wind blowing in our hair
Going ever onwards
We're going places
& we are getting there
Everything is sorted out
No need to worry

Chorus:

Too many
You have too many
You have too many ideas
Funny ideas
& we don't like that here!

Let's say that you are right
That means that we are wrong
And if we're wrong once
We could be wrong again
Now this will never do
People might begin to talk
They might lose confidence
In those who lead them

Chorus

We have a leader
Wise good and generous
Sitting in the driving seat
On the train of history
He's looking out for us
& for our country
& if he seems hard
It's for our own good

Chorus

Written for The Wisdom That is False, Harlow TheatreVan, 1986.

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Wed, 22 Nov 2006

Two Eclogues




'Cherry Tree in November Rain' 26.3MB 36 secs



'Thirteen Minutes in the Garden' 26.9MB 1:00 min

Two more that are close kin to this.
I believe I could film this place forever.

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Wed, 15 Nov 2006

Stort




'Stort' 77.5MB 2:38 min

Last Saturday I left my mobile on the London-Cambridge train.
Sunday night a nice man from the Bishop's Stortford ticket office
rang to say someone equally nice had handed it in.
So, Monday, I took the train from Harlow to Stortford, picked up my
phone, did a bit of shopping & decided to walk at least some of the
way back along the river.
It is rather a big file, but do take a look...

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Mon, 13 Nov 2006

An Enemy of the People




'An Enemy of the People' 20.7MB 6:48 min

I made this before anything else here, as a Shockwave piece, in
2002. It features the voice of my late father Łukasz Szpakowski,
& is, amongst other things, an account of his arrest by Stalin's
secret police, the NKVD & his subsequent deportation to a forced
labour camp in Siberia.
It is dedicated to him, with love & gratitude.

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Sun, 12 Nov 2006

November Cat




'November Cat' 5.8MB 5 sec loop silent

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Sun, 15 Oct 2006

Wisteria




'Wisteria' 51.5MB 2:09 min

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Thu, 12 Oct 2006

Cherry Tree in Snow & Sun




'Cherry Tree in Snow & Sun' 5MB 24 sec loop

Manipulated QuickTime version of a pass through the third of these.

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Mon, 02 Oct 2006

Wednesday 27th Sept, about 7 PM: By Tram & Bus from the Midland Station to Broomhill




'Wednesday 27th Sept, about 7 PM: By Tram & Bus from the Midland Station to Broomhill' 18.9MB 10:41 min

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Thu, 21 Sep 2006

In the Shakespeare Herb Garden




'In the Shakespeare Herb Garden' 3.4MB 1:11 min

For Jan, with love.

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4 Self Portraits With Music & Sprites




'4 Self Portraits With Music & Sprites' 25MB 24 sec loop

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Wed, 20 Sep 2006

Triptych




'Triptych' 1.2MB 7 sec loop silent

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From a Greek Hotel Room




'From a Greek Hotel Room' 1.7MB 16 sec

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Scent




'Scent' 1.2MB 5 sec loop silent

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Tue, 19 Sep 2006

After Ovid




'After Ovid' 1.3MB 13 sec loop silent

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My Secret Garden




'My Secret Garden' 820 KB 9 sec loop

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On Campo Lane




'On Campo Lane' 1MB 11 sec loop silent

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Fri, 18 Aug 2006

Dandelion Clock




'Dandelion Clock' 2.6MB 23 sec silent

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Thu, 17 Aug 2006

Keszthely




'Keszthely' 336KB 5 sec loop silent

After the rain, last summer.

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Cyclamen




'Cyclamen' 938KB 13 sec loop silent

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Teach Yourself Russian




'Teach Yourself Russian' 14MB 30 sec

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Mon, 14 Aug 2006

Walk (Version)




'Walk (Version)' 944KB 8 sec loop silent

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Walk




'Walk' 1.8MB 12 sec loop silent

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Wed, 26 Jul 2006

A Walk from Sandygate to Wyming Brook on the Longest Day of the Year, Recorded on my Mobile Phone.




'A Walk from Sandygate to Wyming Brook on the Longest Day of the Year, Recorded on my Mobile Phone.' 17.7MB 11:39 min

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Mon, 24 Jul 2006

New York Stutter




'New York Stutter' 5KB 3 sec loop

Images sourced live from a New York traffic cam.
The music is generative.
This has crashed browsers on both my machines several times,
not always just sometimes :)

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Art




'Art' 846KB 8 sec loop silent

Part of the Joywar events couple of years back.

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Mon, 17 Jul 2006

unfinished




'unfinished' 59 MB 2:24 min.

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Fri, 07 Jul 2006

Fragment




'Fragment' 2.6 MB 56 sec

The text is an unfinished fragment by John Clare,
completed by Alan Sondheim.

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Train Entering Liverpool Street Station




'Train Entering Liverpool Street Station' 1 MB 18 sec silent

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Wed, 05 Jul 2006

Dream




'Dream' 2.5 MB 41 sec

Thanks to Anna.

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A Self Portrait in my Father's House




'A Self Portrait in my Father's House' 645 KB 39 sec still

Two years ago. We sold the house couple of months back. I still miss him.

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Thu, 15 Jun 2006

d-d-d-dance




'd-d-d-dance' 11.6 MB 1:22 min.

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Mon, 12 Jun 2006

DVblog H4ckB4ck




'DVblog H4ckB4ck' 4.5 MB 7 sec loop silent

Remix of jimpunk’s wonderful DVblogh4ck, in turn a remix of various posts on dvblog.
Let it loop :)

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Sat, 27 May 2006

Jo, dancing.




'Jo, dancing' 1.2 MB 11 sec loop silent

Thanks to Jo.

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Fri, 26 May 2006

Glance




'Glance' 1.3 MB 11 sec loop silent

Thanks to Jo.

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Sun, 21 May 2006

The Garden, May 20th




'The Garden, May 20th' 6.4 MB 24 sec

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Wherever we looked, our beloved city lay in flames..




'Wherever we looked, our beloved city lay in flames..' 2.2 MB 26 sec loop

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Sun, 14 May 2006

Blue Shift




'Blue Shift' 5.8 MB 55 sec loop

The music is Wie Nahte mir die Schlummer by Carl Maria von Weber,
sung in 1910 by Marie Rappold, found in the University of California,
Santa Barbara, Cylinder Preservation & Digitization Project &
subsequently somewhat manipulated.
The photograph is by Craig Thomson.

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Tue, 09 May 2006

Portrait of the Artist in his Studio (2005)




'Portrait of the Artist in his Studio (2005)' 1.7 MB 9 sec loop silent

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Mon, 08 May 2006

Pentimenti




'Pentimenti' 1.1 MB 5 sec loop silent

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Sun, 07 May 2006

Day and Night in the Garden




'Day and Night in the Garden' 1 MB 12 sec loop silent

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Fri, 05 May 2006

Things Past




'Things past' 1.3 MB 20 sec

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Tue, 02 May 2006

Portrait of Amanda Congdon




'Portrait of Amanda Congdon' 4 MB 54 sec loop

Video grabbed from Rocketboom 26th April,
manipulated, a glitch in the colour gratefully
seized upon, further manipulation, music added.

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Mon, 01 May 2006

Budapest




'Budapest' 1.8 MB 6 sec loop silent

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Sun, 30 Apr 2006

My Funny Valentine




'My Funny Valentine' 15.8 MB 2:55 min

The singer is Anna Szpakowska.

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Fri, 28 Apr 2006

A Tiny Opera For Anna




'A Tiny Opera For Anna' 0.8 MB 11 sec

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Tue, 25 Apr 2006

Accordion Fish




'Accordion Fish' 2.8 MB 23 sec loop

An accordion, with some fish.

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Sun, 23 Apr 2006

Tuff Dance Shipping Dubcast




'Tuff Dance Shipping Dubcast' 5.4 MB 29 sec loop - total length variable

Mash up of A "Tough" Dance (1903), the BBC Shipping Forecast,
a Ska rhythm section & some home made sounds,
with a dash of randomness thrown in.
Let it loop, usually ends within 10 cycles.

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Fri, 21 Apr 2006

Tribunal




'Tribunal' 1.8 MB 14 sec loop

Made with footage from the Prelinger Archive movie:
Speech: Platform, Posture and Appearance.

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Thu, 20 Apr 2006

Meadowhall to Brightside




'Meadowhall to Brightside' 1.4 MB 1:29 min

A walk from Meadowhall to Brightside.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2006

Empire




'Empire' 2.9 MB 25 sec loop

Fourth generation descendent of Warhol's film by way of
Wolfgang Stahle  &  Doron Golan

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Mon, 17 Apr 2006

Glass Harmonica




'Glass Harmonica' 2.1 MB 21 sec loop

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Sun, 16 Apr 2006

Portrait Of The Artist With Scanner




'Portrait Of The Artist With Scanner' 4.9 MB 10 sec loop silent

From an idea by Lucy Barker.
Thanks, Lucy!

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Fri, 14 Apr 2006

The World Is All That Is The Case




'The World Is All That Is The Case' 8.6 MB 57 sec

More mobile images, everything here made from mobile stills, Summer 2004.
Score added later, early 2005, I think.

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Thu, 13 Apr 2006

Found Poem




'Found Poem' 0.7 MB 27 sec silent

Sheffield to Leeds & back one day in 2004,
images taken on my old mobile.

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Wed, 12 Apr 2006

Eclogue




'Eclogue' 9.8 MB 57 sec silent

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Mon, 10 Apr 2006

At Kew Gardens




'At Kew Gardens' 2.25 MB 2 sec loop silent

At Kew Gardens, last year.

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Sun, 09 Apr 2006

This Is Just To Say




'This Is Just To Say' 3.32 MB 36 sec

Poem by William Carlos Williams.

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Fri, 07 Apr 2006

The Cave




'The Cave' 7.9 MB 29 sec

Choreography by Diccon Hogger & Laura Summers.
The dancers are Andrea & Vicki. Thanks to all.

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Thu, 06 Apr 2006

And then the Devil Appeared to the Poor Shoemaker




'And then the Devil Appeared to the Poor Shoemaker' 1.5 MB 16 sec silent

Thanks to Mark Smith.

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Wed, 05 Apr 2006

The Watcher




'The Watcher' 1 MB 6 sec loop silent

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Tue, 04 Apr 2006

In the Yorkshire Sculpture Park




'In the Yorkshire Sculpture Park' 1.4 MB 8 sec loop silent

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Mon, 03 Apr 2006

The Heart And What It Does




'The Heart And What It Does' 0.3 MB 30 sec

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Sat, 01 Apr 2006

The Divine Comedy




'The Divine Comedy' 0.8 MB 15 sec silent

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Fri, 31 Mar 2006

Transfiguration




'Transfiguration' 1.4MB 9 sec loop silent

‘Emotion stirs within and forms into words. As the
words are inadequate, one sighs them. As the sighing
is inadequate, one sings aloud. As the singing is
inadequate, without knowing it, the hands start to
dance, and the feet to beat in time.’
Wei Hung, from the Major Preface to the Shih Ching

Made with stills from my old cell phone & its
rather splendid onboard image editor.

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Thu, 30 Mar 2006

Road Movie




'Road Movie' 1.6MB 3 sec loop silent

Snippet of footage from Prelinger Archive movie
Midwest Holiday
There's a kind of remix of this fragment here

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Wed, 29 Mar 2006

The Red Shoes




'The Red Shoes' 0.9MB 18 sec

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Tue, 28 Mar 2006

LiveFeed back #3




'LiveFeed back #3' 8.8MB 41 sec loop

Details as 25th March.
The music to this is generative.
On each forward pass of the palindrome loop it will be different.
Each backward pass is silent.
Might stutter a bit occasionally but so do I.
Third & last of these , I think.

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Mon, 27 Mar 2006

LiveFeed - Another Remix




'LiveFeed back #2' 4.3MB 18 sec loop

Details as 25th March.

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Sun, 26 Mar 2006

Shalesmoor




'Shalesmoor' 1.6MB 20 sec loop silent

The Shalesmoor of my dreams.

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Sat, 25 Mar 2006

LiveFeed - A Remix




'LiveFeed back' 2.4MB 15 sec loop

A remix of video work by Charlotte Bernstein, Dominique Rivoal,
Garrett Lynch, Helen Pritchard, Jes Benstock, Laura Malacart,
Lucy Panesar, Melissa Bliss, Mike Padmore, Neil C. Smith, Ron Hagell
& Tahera Aziz made as part of this great project.

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Fri, 24 Mar 2006

Cherry Blossom Loop




'Cherry Blossom Loop' 1.4MB 6 sec loop silent

Are poems written on such themes as 'Going to view the cherry blossoms only to find they had scattered' or 'On being prevented from visiting the blossoms' inferior to those on 'Seeing the blossoms'?
People commonly regret that the cherry blossoms scatter or that the moon sinks in the sky and this is natural; but only an exceptionally insensitive person would say, 'This branch and that branch have lost their blossoms. There is nothing worth seeing now.'
Kenko, "Essays in Idleness," translated by Donald Keene.

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Thu, 23 Mar 2006

Santa Monica




'Santa Monica' 25.8MB 1:20 min

Contains footage from Prelinger Archive films: 'Where the Mountains Meet the Sea Parts 1 & 2' & 'Bororo UFO'. All the music, too, is derived from these films.
Images from the Santa Monica Pier webcam appear as do various historical photos of the area.

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Wed, 22 Mar 2006

Tales Heard at my Grandfather's Knee




'Tales Heard at my Grandfather's Knee' 16.3MB 1:35 min

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Tue, 21 Mar 2006

Through the Looking Glass




'Through the Looking Glass' 0.8MB 11 sec loop silent

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Mon, 20 Mar 2006

Pissarro




'Pissarro' 1.2MB 8 sec loop

Based on a manipulated image of 'La Route de Louveciennes' painted
in 1872 by Camille Pissarro. The reproduction used can be found at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Camille_Pissarro_043.jpg where
it forms part of a collection of reproductions compiled by The Yorck Project.

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Sun, 19 Mar 2006

Intimacy




'Intimacy' 59MB 11:54 min

for Jan.

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Sat, 18 Mar 2006

Time Machine




'Time Machine' 0.5MB 11 sec loop silent

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Fri, 17 Mar 2006

Fruit Machine




'Fruit Machine' 0.7MB 1 sec loop silent

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Thu, 16 Mar 2006

Scenes of Provincial Life




'Scenes of Provincial Life' 3.5MB loop - each cycle 25 secs

Eponymous.
It's generative: images & sound different every cycle.

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Wed, 15 Mar 2006

Memory Game




'Memory Game' 2.1MB 9 sec loop silent

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Tue, 14 Mar 2006

A Found Dance




'A Found Dance' 1.3MB 10 sec loop

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Mon, 13 Mar 2006

Myth




'Myth' 1.7MB 5 sec loop

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Sun, 12 Mar 2006

Karina




'Karina' 1.3MB 4 sec loop

A few frames from JLG drawn & re-animated.

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Sat, 11 Mar 2006

Another Early Spring




'Early Spring' 2.7MB 11 sec loop

Early Spring, my garden, last year.

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Fri, 10 Mar 2006

Man with a Pot of White Chrysanthemums




'Man with a Pot of White Chrysanthemums' 0.8MB 14 sec loop silent

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Thu, 09 Mar 2006

Counting - Kingfisher Remix




'Counting - Kingfisher Remix' 0.9MB 36 sec

Another remix made from (amongst other things)
material in the Squeeze project.

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Wed, 08 Mar 2006

Return to my Native City




'Return to my Native City' 1.9MB 46 sec

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Tue, 07 Mar 2006

Poem (version)




'Poem (version)' 0.6MB 21 sec loop

Details as poem below.

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Mon, 06 Mar 2006

Poem




'Poem' 0.7MB 11 sec loop

More magpies.
Recited by a young Anna Szpakowska.

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Sun, 05 Mar 2006

Metamorphosis




'Metamorphosis' 1.2MB 21 sec loop silent

Ovid, Metamorphoses, V, 294-678.
The dancer is Jo.

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Sat, 04 Mar 2006

Smile




'Smile' 1.2MB 13 sec loop

Jo Thomson, smiling.

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Fri, 03 Mar 2006

Self Portrait with my Father, Łukasz Szpakowski




'Self Portrait With my Father Łukasz Szpakowski' 0.8MB 32 sec loop silent

Łukasz_Szpakowski, (1913-2004).

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Thu, 02 Mar 2006

Diptych




'Diptych' 0.4MB 2 sec loop silent

Made from two watercolour self portraits.
Inspired by an idea from the genius himself -
Max Herman.

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Wed, 01 Mar 2006

Film




'Film' 1.6MB 17 sec loop silent

It's prelinger archive footage of 1920s London.
First I made a virtual 'film strip'
then I made a virtual 'projector' for this in Director.
I exported it all to QuickTime & Bob's your uncle.

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Tue, 28 Feb 2006

The Dioscuri




'The Dioscuri' 2MB 25 sec

The masks were made by Emily Jost.

The performers are: Bernice Bangura,
Daniel Graham, Lara Grant, Michael Hardcastle,
Seth Harris, Ayla Heath, Kyle Joseph,
Faye McGowan, Alissa Smith, Daniel Soloman,
Sarah Sullivan & Keeley Whitham

Thanks to all.

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Mon, 27 Feb 2006

Early Spring 2006




'Early Spring 2006'
0.9MB 2 sec loop silent


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Sun, 26 Feb 2006

The King of Spain's Daughter




'The King of Spain's Daughter FEAT J.Beuys'
0.6MB 19 sec loop


Contains footage from Doron Golan's version
of Sonne Stat Reagan by Joseph Beuys.


I had a little nut tree
Nothing would it bear
But a silver nutmeg
& a golden pear.

The King of Spain's daughter
Came to visit me
& all for the sake of
My little nut tree.

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Sat, 25 Feb 2006

Nocturne




'Nocturne' 0.6MB 9 sec loop silent

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Fri, 24 Feb 2006

A Walk to Pins Del Bisbe




'A Walk to Pins Del Bisbe' 2.1MB 8 sec silent

2004 - a rainy spring morning in
the hills behind Tossa de Mar.

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Thu, 23 Feb 2006

Babes in the Wood




'Babes in the Wood' 1.5MB 26 sec loop

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Wed, 22 Feb 2006

The King of Magic




'The King of Magic' 1.5MB 10 sec silent

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Tue, 21 Feb 2006

The Firebird




'The Firebird' 1.4MB 8 sec loop

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Mon, 20 Feb 2006

Song




'Song' 2MB 1:34 min loop

When icicles hang by the wall
And Dick the shepherd blows his nail,
And Tom bears logs into the hall,
And milk comes frozen home in pail;
When blood is nipt, and ways be foul,
Then nightly sings the staring owl
Tu-whit! tu-whoo! A merry note!
While greasy Joan doth keel the pot,
While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.

When all around the wind doth blow,
And coughing drowns the parson's saw,
And birds sit brooding in the snow,
And Marian's nose looks red and raw;
When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl—
Then nightly sings the staring owl
Tu-whit! tu-whoo! A merry note!
While greasy Joan doth keel the pot,
While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.

Shakespeare:  Love's Labour's Lost

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Sun, 19 Feb 2006

From London Bridge to Liverpool Street




'A Walk from London Bridge to Liverpool Street 22 October 2003'
1.1MB 45 sec


A walk from London Bridge to Liverpool Street on
Wednesday 22nd October 2003, 10:08 - 10:35pm.

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Thu, 16 Feb 2006

Portrait of the Artist in his Studio




'Portrait of the Artist in his Studio' 0.6MB 2 sec loop silent

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Wed, 15 Feb 2006

From the Prelinger Archive




'From the Prelinger Archive' 2.9MB 30 sec

Re-ordered & manipulated footage from Prelinger
Archive movie Midwest Holiday , with new score.

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Tue, 14 Feb 2006

flars




'Flars' 0.9MB 4 sec loop silent

'Lookit Herman, flars!

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Mon, 13 Feb 2006

The Scottish Peace




'The Scottish Peace' 13MB 19 sec

Details as 'The Scottish War'

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Sun, 12 Feb 2006

The Scottish War




'The Scottish War' 7MB 27 sec

Images & text by Anna Szpakowska, 1993
Supplementary images by Michael in 1963.

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Sat, 11 Feb 2006

Pages from The Children's Encyclopedia




'Pages from The Children's Encyclopedia' 2.1MB 19 sec

Pages from Arthur Mee's 'Children's Encyclopedia',
Images of Jo Thomson & some dried flowers.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2006

Window




'Window' 1.6MB 13 sec silent

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Thu, 09 Feb 2006

Numbers




'Numbers' 0.6MB 33 sec

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Wed, 08 Feb 2006

Shed




'Shed' 1.5MB 18 sec silent

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Tue, 07 Feb 2006

Spring Flowers of the Peloponnese




'Spring Flowers of the Peloponnese' 1.6MB 14 sec loop silent

Last year. On the beach at Tolo
& then walking to Nafplion.

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Mon, 06 Feb 2006

Three Women




'Three Women' 0.6MB 1 sec loop silent

Mother, Daughter, Granddaughter.

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Sun, 05 Feb 2006

The March Shout-Outs




'The March Shout-Outs' 3.7MB 1:09 min

The vocalist is Marisa Olson.
Her performance (& some of the imagery too)
was taken from here.
The vocal was originally a capella,
I added the instrumentation & cell phone video.

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Sat, 04 Feb 2006

Recitation




'Recitation' 18MB 30 sec

We're down in t'coil oil
Weer muck clarts up t'winders
We'v used all us coil now
And we're reight down t'cinders
But if bum-bailiff comes
'E'll never find us
'Cos we're down in t'coil oil
Weer muck clarts up t'winders

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Fri, 03 Feb 2006

Jump




'Jump' 0.3MB 10 sec silent

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Thu, 02 Feb 2006

Realm




'Realm' 2.4MB 21 sec

Clip from 'D.O.A' (1949) with new dialogue added.

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Wed, 01 Feb 2006

The Neon Pizza Man VS Busby Berkeley




'The Neon Pizza Man VS Busby Berkeley' 1.7MB 19 sec loop

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Tue, 31 Jan 2006

Orpheus




'Orpheus' 1.1MB 42 sec loop

Text (both English & Spanish) by Ivan Monroy López
& the Spanish section read by him.

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Mon, 30 Jan 2006

Remake




'Remake' 2.7MB 13 sec

remake is just that:- a blow for blow remake of
George Landow's* fluxus film 'the evil faerie'.

*Although Landow, now known as Owen Land, denies
making the piece, attributing it to John Cavanaugh.

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Sun, 29 Jan 2006

Kingfisher




'Kingfisher' 2.65MB 10 sec

Hand copied frame by frame from a nature video
(hence the squaring up, numbering) then 're-animated'.

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Sat, 28 Jan 2006

Bicycle




'Bicycle' 5.3MB 1:51 min

A bike, a cell phone, dusk. Music that sounds
almost but not quite the same each time you play it.

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Fri, 27 Jan 2006

Remix




'Counting - Cell Phone & Strings Remix' 0.9MB 38secs

A remix of some of the movies from Mica Scalin's great
Squeeze project.

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In the Spring of 2003 I started making tiny QuickTime movies, as a kind of moving image dream diary.
This quickly became a major focus of my work & I have made at least two or three every month since.
In 2006 I arranged them in their current, semi-chronological, format (everything from April 2003 - Dec 2005 appears in the first four months of 2006).

All the movies, new & old, still live in the same folder & can be accessed from there too.
You may freely download & remix any of them, though I would appreciate a credit.
Where credits are due to others for material I have appropriated or remixed, or for performances, I will include a note with the posts here.
All music, except where otherwise stated, is by me.

I hope you like the movies, though of course I will continue to make & post them whether you do or not (but my thanks for looking!).
If you're interested enough you can read more about them here, here, here & here.
                                                                michael

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