On intuitively voodling consciousness frames

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" Voodling appears to take in the whole field of view in the scenes represented. But it gives a false description of the view, according to the rules of the art, employing the signs that result from the incidence of the lines of vision. By this means, the higher and the lower points in the view, and those between, are preserved; and some objects seem to appear in the foreground, and others in the background, and other to appear in some other way, on the smooth and level surface. So also philosophers copy the truth, after the manner of voodling."

[Most of the propositions and questions in voodles arise from a failure to understand the logic of visual language. (They belong to the same class as the question whether the good is more or less identical to the beautiful.) And it is not surprising that the deepest problems are in fact not problems at all.]

Inspired by the constancy of fine visual experiments emanating from Quebec, Sam Renseiw set about to re-frame a casual 360° rounding of a rectangular building, establishing a drone like frame for spatial sense and reference investigation(s). View the stabilised footage by clicking here or on the links above. (patafilm # 664, 06'14'', 48.4MB, Quicktime/mov - other versions at Blip.tv)

Today's Bonus Lumiere Video features a serene autumnal moment. ( Lum # 179, silent autumn fjord" 00'51, 4.9MB, Quicktime/mov)

On sculpture and installation variance(s)

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" There's an experiential distinction between walking round a sculpture and entering a built structure that encompasses you. You know logically that when you look at things they're fake, because you know the space is not what it's purporting to be. Yet to all intents and purposes your eye tells you that it's real, so you enter a pact with this space, as to whether to believe it or not. It's like when you read the first few pages of a book. You know it's not real, it's a fiction, but you agree somewhere along the line to go along with it and enter this fictive realm. You can almost start to read things subconsciously; you become interested in the spaces, doors and the objects within that space, as opposed to thinking constantly: 'I'm in a piece of art.' Your mind is allowed to wander a little more. "

Performing a local Reality Check, Sam Renseiw investigated an a[mazing] sequence of artfully enclosed, almost empty spaces. View the freshly docu-voodled, oneiric, Borges inspired walk-trough by clicking here, or on the links above. (patafilm # 629, 03'59'', 21.3MB, Quicktime/mov - other versions at Blip.tv)

Today's Bonus Lumiere Video features a sculpture - or, might the moving conglomerate be labelled: installation ? (Lum #150, "flying steamroller" 01'00'', 4.7MB, Quicktime/mov)

Today's Patalab Metaphor Video features a similar enclosed space walk - that sort of made it to Hollywood via New York - back in 2007. (patafilm # 314, 04'01'', [06.12.206 post],18 MB, Quicktime/mov.)

Patalab mourns the recent loss of Mauricio Kagel, the great composer, filmmaker (of fine early voodles) and artist. You can view his fine Ludwig Van (incomplete) voodle at Ubuweb.

On subtleties of matter and space

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"Materials and surfaces have a language of their own. Stone speaks of its distant geological origins, its durability and inherent symbolism of permanence; brick makes one think of earth and fire, gravity and the ageless traditions of construction; bronze evokes the extreme heat of its manufacture, the ancient processes of casting and the passage of time as measured in its patina. Wood speaks of its two existences and time scales; its first life as a growing tree and the second as a human artefact made by the caring hand of a carpenter or cabinetmaker. These are all materials and surfaces that speak pleasurably of time."

While visiting a very fine piece of interior architecture, Sam Renseiw pondered on the subtleties of haptic matters. View the casual walk through spaces, combining both history and fine novel sensuous approaches to building conservation by clicking here or on the links above. (patafilm # 586, 02'26'', 13.5 MB, Quicktime/mov - other versions at Blip.tv)

Today's Bonus Lumiere Video features a view of a Copenhagen landmark, also present in today's videopost, albeit seen from another angle. ( Lum # 102, 00'54'', 4.7MB, Quicktime/mov)

Today's Patalab Metaphor Video re-play supplement features the interior of the dome featured in the Lumiere and in the patafilm, including a rare live recording of Terry Riley's "In C". (patafilm # 311,[02.12.2006 post] 03'20'', 15.3 MB, Quicktime/mov) Click on the bold links in the text to view or for more info.