A small robot rests on the floor as the camera zooms close, a finger reaches out to turn the switch and the robot comes to life.
Sisyphus was produced by Subterranean Video, a video collective based at the Boston Film/Video Foundation, in 1983.
Sisyphus was premiered at the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art as part of a show called "Boston Now:1984"
A visual interpretation of an ambient expression expressed in time; 17:52
original music and video by svid subterranean video
visual timed countdown for new years in boston 1983 hynes auditorium by video projection
The Fruit of Chardin is a video symphony following a group of friends who meet in the evening to eat, party, explore the city, and make video and music together. Includes rare footage of Subterranean Video and an interview with video artist Nam June Paik, who discusses the meaning of Fluxus.
Did We Go? is an experimental video art documentary that examines whether humankind really reached the Moon in the Summer of 1969. Documentary filmmaker Aaron Ranen explores America to search for the truth behind claims of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. Original footage of many significant historical sites and interviews with first-hand participants in the Apollo 11 Mission. No matter what you believed before, this documentary will astonish you and change how you think about the first Moon landing forever.
To watch the entire video (sixty minutes), click on a link below.
This 7 minute demo reel contains excerpts from several 2006-11 shows including:
- Discerning Crane, Herron School for the Arts, Indianapolis, 2010
- NWEMO All Stars, NOTACON, Cleveland, 2010
- Adam Tendler, performing Sonatas and Interludes by John Cage, New Genres Festival, Tulsa, 2009
- Meg Schedel, Odd Nosdam and Why?, SF Cinematheque, San Francisco, 2006