On branching the pursuit of happiness

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" Boutique L.U.I.S asks the classic question: "can one buy happiness?" Most theories within psychology believe the answer is no, still the experience economy has great success in selling various forms of happiness. Though it is paradoxical, many consumers will do anything in their power to attain happiness- thus they readily " buy" it. Does it make sense to pursue happiness? In doing so does one become happier? "

While pondering on the unique opportunity to acquire some happiness, Sam Renseiw, twiigged, caught a few glances from outside, editing the investigations with more inside information-footage. View glimpses of branching happiness-taxonomies, decoratively displayed, by clicking here or on he links above. (patafilm # 649, 02'20'', 14.7MB, Quicktime/mov - other versions at Blip.tv)

Today's Bonus Lumiere Video features yet another reflective decorum . (Lum # 168 " barber-shop reflections" 00'58'' , 5.7MB, Quicktime/mov)

On trashprint, trendy design & male gaze

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"In a world ordered by sexual imbalance, pleasure in looking has been split between active/male and passive/female. The determining male gaze projects its phantasy on to the female form which is styled accordingly. In their traditional exhibitionist role women are simultaneously looked at and displayed, with their appearance coded for strong visual and erotic impact so that they can be said to connote to-be-looked-at-ness."

While voodling about at the recent presentation of Trashprint's fine new T-shirt, Sam Renseiw mused about the nature of male gaze, a feminist topic from the 70's[still] re-surfacing on some blogs. The male gaze certainly represents a problem to many. In some cultures this is solved by making women wear a burqa. In other cultures, even women develop yet stranger gazes on men, cultivating oblique standard operating procedure(s). The new T's from Trashprint - designed for Amnesty - with the slogan " People Are Not Trash", remind you to treat your fellow human with courtesy, respect and compassion, no matter the circumstances. View the montaged cut-up footage with Triotrash sound by clicking here or on the links above. (patafilm # 603, 02'05'', 11.4Mb, Quicktime/mov - other versions at Blip.tv)

Today's Bonus Lumiere Video also features under-the-counter-male-gaze-footage. (Lum #119 "the amnesty T-shirt models" 00'52'',3.9MB, Quicktime/mov). Other's Lumieres at the fine Lumiere site.

Today's Patalab Metaphor Video replay-supplement features further footage from inside the same space as today's voodle.(patafilm # 498, 02'47''[18.09.2007 post], 15.4MB, Quicktime/mov.)

How I filmed some of my videos

“….Since Space is fixed around us, in order to explore it we must move in the vehicle of Duration. In kinematics Duration plays the part of an independent variable, of which the coordinates of the points considered are a function. Kinematics is a geometry in which events have neither past nor future. The fact that we create that distinction proves that we are carried along through them…”

A short view of a mechanistic punning device, probably shaped after Raymond Roussel’s perpetuum mobile engines. A Sam Renseiw enlightment, in patacolor. engage the machine or clik here to hear...