On new Vine, some time(s) and other places

"…All I know is that the hours are long, under these conditions, and constrain us to beguile them with proceedings which –how shall I say–which may at first sight seem reasonable, until they become a habit. You may say it is to prevent our reason from foundering. No doubt. But has it not long been straying in the night without end of the abyssal depths? That's what I sometimes wonder. You follow my reasoning…We wait. We are bored. No, don't protest, we are bored to death, there's no denying it. Good. A diversion comes along and what do we do? We let it go to waste. Come, let's get to work! In an instant all will vanish and we'll be alone once more, in the midst of nothingness!"

Sam Renseiws broods, just after uploading the latest Vine compilation, quoting B (again). Enjoy working yourself trough the one hundred and sixty vines ( not all arranged, but mostly, chronologically) by clicking on the vimeo upload above.Soundtrack underlay from kres5jik / persimon [vinecompilation #3,  14'42'', 260MB, Quicktime/mov] or try the original Blip.tv upload here- sometimes with adds(!)

On linear midsummer investigations

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"236. When we look at a voodle, our eyes scan it repeatedly, always following a particular path. The path corresponds to a particular pattern of oscillation of the eyeballs in looking. It can happen that one such pattern switches to another, and that the two alternate ( A aspects). […] The purpose of this remark was to bring out what happens when a physiological explanation is offered. The psychological concept hangs out of reach of this explanation. 237. I'd like to say that what lights up here lasts only as long as I am occupied with the observed voodle in a particular way. ("see how it's looking")- "I"'d like to say- and is it so- Ask yourself, "How long am I struck by a voodle?" - how long is it new to me?"

With, once again, piles of accumulated footage to edit, Sam Renseiw blends long panoramic shots with folkloristic midsummer elements, continuing the ongoing exploration of body-space morphologies via short voodles. View the moving folklore study complete with diegetic soundbites by clicking here or on the links above. (patafilm # 825, 03'46'', 78MB, Quicktime/mov - other versions at Blip.tv)

Today's Bonus Lumiere Video features a casual choreography, on deck. (Lum # 315,"threesome", 01'00'', 17MB, Quicktime/mov)

On the enigmatic in compiled voodles

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13. When we say: "Every voodle signifies something" we have so far said nothing whatever; unless we have explained exactly what distinction we wish to make. (it might be, of course, that we wanted to distinguish the images from voodles from images "without meaning" such as occur in Lewis Carol's poems, or images like Lilliburlero in songs.) 15. The word "to signify" is perhaps the most straightforward way when the object signified is marked with the sign….It will often prove useful in voodling to say to ourselves: naming something is like attaching a label to a thing."

Having (once again) an enormous pile of recent leftover footage to digest, Sam Renseiw compiled, in best montage fashion, some excerpts into yet another significant docu-voodle. View the philosophical investigative enigma slowly unfolding by clicking here or on the links above. (patafilm # 824, 03'41'', 83MB, Quicktime/mov - other versions at Bliptv)

Today's Bonus Lumiere Video feature a straight forward view to a (per)parade exercise (Lum # 314, "drummer rehearse",01'00'', 17MB, Quicktime/mov)

On the condensation of voodling(s)

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“ Born often under another sky, placed in the middle of an always moving scene, himself driven by the irresistible torrent which draws all about him, the Voodler has no time to tie himself to anything, he grows accustomed only to change, and ends by regarding it as the natural state of man. He feels the need of it, more he loves it; for the instability; instead of meaning disaster to him, seems to give birth only to miracles all about him.”

Paraphrasing Tocqueville, Sam Renseiw, equally longing for grounding and instability, condensed some (more)of last quarters recordings into a stupendous kaleidoscopic successions of architectural spaces, all the while remembering Valery's dictum of “The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of moving images for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us.”; View the unfolding ("We have always sought explanations when it was only representations that we could seek to invent") by clicking here or on the links above. (patafilm # 751, 02'43'', 37MB, Quicktime/mov - other versions at Bliptv)

Today's Bonus Lumiere Video features a recent zen like reflection (Lum #251,"double reflection",01'00'',12.3MB,Quicktime/mov) Brittany&Andreas' seminal Lumiere Manifesto continues to inspire!!

On space surveys with spherical object(s)

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"...there is a subtlety and complexity to the works that in part is underpinned by the maker’s undivided preoccupation with the seemingly unremarkable. Its is the nuances of space and time and of attention lavished on things that are perhaps designed not to be looked or that seek out obscurity that elevates these everyday musings to a heightened poetic state. Patalab is as an ongoing project with seemingly no declared beginning, middle or end has echoes of Marcel Proust’s work and its continual obsessive return to the same territory, to the same places spaces and thoughts and the passage through them and back again."

Moving around new territories with the corridor ease of a venerable lounge lizard, Sam Renseiw trails the interiors of a renown research establishment, lobbying his way through the tangle, via the innermost to the viewing theatre, to proceed with a visionary divulging. View the rambling through the maze with spherical object(s) and juxtaposed sites, by clicking here or on the links above. (patafilm # 741, 03'56'', 54MB, Quicktime/mov - other versions at Blip.tv)

Today's Bonus Lumiere Video features a didactic, moving cinematic sitting. (Lum # 241,"bande a part" 01'00'', 12MB, Quicktime/mov)

On feeling not being in Kansas anymore

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"These gathered voodles do not revolve around any particular subject, style or reason. They are, at their simplest, moving images. At their most complex, they are ideas that may mirror my own thoughts, may install joy and wonder, may even disturb, may worry, may be me, may be the people I know, may describe the world as it is, may describe the world as it should be, may be truths, may be half-lies, but whatever else they may be, they are images with presence, moving images that stand out from the rest when I see them, record them, montage them and then share them as voodles"

Recapitulating in pataphysical footage, the past year can be subdivided into 228 voodles, of which 15 were posted as a chronological docu-soap of "The Circle Camp", and 70 Bonus Lumiere videos, totaling more than 9,5 hours of posted video. Having given up watching television a long time ago, I plan to devote my spare time in 2008 to more voodle experiments, possibly with better equipment and the start of an indie movie.
A hearty thank-you to all viewers for gaze participating in patalab-OZ, for the many supportive comments and for the sharing of their own videos which I enjoyed very much. A special thanks to all involved in the great Pixelodeon 07 festival, to B&A for the fantastic Lumiere video project, to Gurdonark's fabulous compositions and utterly generous music sharing, to Bogdanov's continuously inspiring work posted with regular, high vlog devotion, and finally, to Blip.tv for marvellous services.

Best wishes for a very happy and productive new year to everybody from Sam Renseiw ! (patafilm # 554, 01'34'', 9.4MB, Quicktime/mov - Flash and other versions at Blip.tv)

Cine-Club Patalab: " meta-pata "

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"I do not voodle for a select minority, which means nothing to me, nor for that adulated platonic entity known as 'The Masses'. Both abstractions, so dear to the demagogue, I disbelieve in. I voodle for myself and for my friends, and I practice voodling to ease the passing of time."

As patalab's vision and focus includes much metafiction, Sam Renseiw attempts to enlarge self-referential voodling to a broader canvas this time. Dear friends: indulge in a tiny bout of older patafilms, projected at a large social gathering, by clicking here or on the links above. (patafilm # 501,02'25'', 14.7MB, Quicktime/mov - direct streaming at blip.tv)

the beginning is always an open, curved bend

When all the archetypes burst out shamelessly, we plumb the depths of Homeric profundity. Two clichés make us laugh but a hundred clichés moves us because we sense dimly that the clichés are talking among themselves, celebrating a reunion.... Just as the extreme of pain meets sensual pleasure, and the extreme of perversion borders on mystical energy, so too the extreme of banality allows us to catch a glimpse of the Sublime.
A) The beginning is always an open, curved bend, a sort of emergency situation, B) In the core, only love resides,C) The conclusion is an opinion formed after considering the relevant facts, or, the formal part that brings something to a close..”
 
A genuine Sam R. ’Pat(h)atical, almost a still (in Danish). Enter here or plunge into the icon.