Of macro distortion and didactic interior

"…In my Voodling I am acting as a map maker, an explorer of psychic areas, a cosmonaut of inner space, and I see no point in exploring areas that have already been thoroughly surveyed…Thus, your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.."

Paraphrasing Burroughs (a few days after the centenary), Sam Renseiw concocted snippets of left-over interior footage from last summer into some cosmonauting spread of inner spaces… Enjoy meditating on the question(s). [Patafilm # 863, 02'59'', 58 MB, Quicktime/mov - other versions at Bliptv]

Of basic distortions and the sublime

"..It is one thing to make an idea clear, and another to make it affecting to the imagination. If I make a drawing of a palace, or a temple, or a landscape, I present a very clear idea of those objects; but then (allowing for the effect of imitation which is something) my picture can at most affect only as the palace, temple, or landscape, would have affected in the reality. On the other hand, the most lively and spirited verbal description I can give raises a very obscure and imperfect idea of such objects; but then it is in my power to raise a stronger emotion by the description than I could do by the best photographic image. This experience constantly evinces. The proper manner of conveying the affections of the mind from one to another is by Voodles; there is a great insufficiency in all other methods of communication; and so far is a clearness of imagery from being absolutely necessary to an influence upon the passions, that they may be considerably operated upon, without presenting any image at all, by certain sounds adapted to that purpose; of which we have a sufficient proof in the acknowledged and powerful effects of instrumental music.[…] In reality, a great clearness helps but little towards affecting the passions, as it is in some sort an enemy to all enthusiasms whatsoever."

Paraphrasing the young Burke, Sam Renseiw ponders on the nature of clarity and the sublime while on a recent visual assigment to a sublime site. View the compressed wabi-sabi voodle footage from an interior space by cliking on the icon above. [patafilm # 861, 03'12'', 46MB, Qicktime/mov - other versions at Blip.tv)

Against forgetfulness: yet another compilation

 "Brown, thick curtains: it's best when they're drawn in towards the middle, the middle of the window, a small opening in the middle, a narrow strip of light, a September-strip or an April gash, as when you plunge a knife into trouser material and rip."..."Everyday tasks: wearing yourself out trying to find something new, a new word, a new sentence, a new book."..."Why travel? Why not just stay at home, in your room, in your house, in the place you like better than any other, your own place. The familiar house, the requisite rooms in which we have gathered the things we need, a good bed, a desk, a whole pile of books."

Paraphrasing Tomas Espedal, thoughts reawaken and lose their dullness, it's a thoroughly physical experience, my thoughts brighten, and I start compiling vines again, lighter this time, up towards the fjord, the cities centre(s) and al the many bouts of flying in (or out). Slowly it dawns on me, I am happy because I am Vining; Before that I used to Voodle around, and some few would watch. These days even less do. Yet it does fullfil my sense of diary, my duty of visual naration(s), my obsessive compulsion, also this year.

With all the best wishes for a happy new year to all patalab viewers, yours  sincerely, SamR.

(vinecompilation # 4 (winter), 15'32'', 273 MB, Quicktime/mov; mpg4 version at Bliptv)

On Kuleshov effects in some spaces

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" This particular voodle studies the space-effective and filmic creative means such as framing, cutting and narrative perspective and transfers those from architecture: The filmic concept of framing which deals with different views of the frame introduces for example the concept of the offscreen into architecture voodles and explains how the imagination of the viewer can be stimulated by deliberately hiding parts of the space. The analysis of the voodle cutting assumes that space perception in architecture is no continuous process but consists of single segments, sections or visual spaces. This idea leads amongst other things to the formulation of the spatial cut, which describes the experience of space, taking into consideration the subject-related visual sensuous understanding. The narrative perspective finally investigates discursive structures and spatial narrative strategies transferring them into the architectural analysis."

Sometime the compression of spaces is partly a re-po act of many layered space views just compressing the impression(s), muses Sam Renseiw while montaging recent footage from two interior locations. The first location is an fine academic one, while the second is a public x-room. View the spatial voodle with included oblique Kuleshov effects by clicking here, on the tumbnail, or on the links above. (patafilm # 773, 04'55'', 62MB, Quicktime/mov - other versions at Bliptv)

Today's Bonus Lumiere Video features a hanging biosphere.(Lum # 273,"biosphere" 01'00'', 11Mb, Quicktime/mov - .m4v)

On simple intermediate space voodling

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" I sometimes dream of a simple hut [...] such a shelter as you would be glad to reach in a tempestuous night, containing all the essentials of a house, and nothing for house-keeping; where you can see all the treasures of the house at one view, and everything hangs upon its peg, that a man should use; at once kitchen, pantry,parlour, chamber, storehouse, and garret; where you can see so necessary a thing, as a barrel or a ladder, so convenient a thing as a cupboard, and hear the pot boil, and pay your respects to the fire that cooks your dinner, and the oven that bakes your bread, and the necessary furniture and utensils are the chief ornaments; "

Almost Walden, almost, and then better, still: a short visit to a neat retreat recorded as a cognitive, spatial perception inventory, speechless. View Sam Renseiw's moving demonstration of perceptually averaging in a continuous visual world via closed voodle by clicking here or on the links above. (patafilm # 760b, 04'10'', 59MB, Quicktime/mov - other versions at Blip.tv)

Today's Bonus Lumiere Video features a similar moment of quiet cabin/wood co-relation(s). (lum # 263, "walden in wood" 00'45'', 9MB, Quicktime/mov)

Besides its Scandinavian features

"The Swede Eric Moller came to Shanghai in 1919 empty-handed. But he was fortunate to win large sums at the races, and he spent the money on dozens of horses. Within a few years he was a board member at the Jockey Club. Later he set up his own real estate firm and bought a steamboat that sailed between Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, and Shanghai. His daughter is said to have had a dream in which she saw a castle like those in the Hans Andersen fairy tales. On awakening, she drew a sketch. The house was completed in 1936. Besides its Scandinavian features, there were some Chinese touches. The enclosing walls had Chinese glazed tiles at the top. It is said that the Moller brothers led a dissolute lifestyle of wine and women."

Sam Renseiw dabbled with some patathic architectural pictorials from early last century. Get visually stimulated in tongues here or sink in above (00'34'', 1,6 MB mov/quicktime ) link updated 02.10.15