Ennui Point of origin: 2001 Some years back, we uncovered an artwork that examined how the concept of nature had evolved in light of the increasing industrialisation of agriculture. Aesthetically, we were interested in the visual correlation between the industrial production of printed circuit boards – central to the everyday electronics that constitute the rhythms of our lived postmodern experiences […]
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I wish you could talk Point of origin: 2001 And if I could talk, I’d tell you that this lightning quick visualiser was a great throwback to a time when experimental moving imagery was created entirely without coding. Originally released on a supplementary DVD alongside the limited edition Japanese CD version of Go Plastic, the ceaseless motion of colour, shape […]
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Global Underground 013: Ibiza Point of origin: 1999 Visual backdrop accompanying a live performance, recovered via ZIP drive backup on dial-up ISP Cable & Wireless and remastered for a new audience. The digitisation reveals a rapid, rhythmic and intense 60s audio-visual experience that relays the intensity of the postmodern live techno experience. Cinematography by Dan Needham. Conceived, edited and produced […]
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Across the Universe Point of origin: 1997 The Burningn’n Tree. This retro throwback is a visual feast, exploring the rhythms of the solar system and pivoting around the gravity well that is the Sun. Rapidly edited on linear editing machines, and with a distinct off-key D&B kick to underscore the momentum, this glitchy pixelfest takes you on a journey across […]
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Entropy Point of origin: 1995 Some time back, we came across the remains of a cultural artifact, located in the deep recesses of our imaginary digital cupboards. The artifact was stored on the hi-res Laserdisc format popular in high-end AV systems of the 1990s. We converted and upscaled the binary code stored on the archaic Laserdisc format. The process reveals […]
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The Mermaid Point of origin: 1994 “Mermaids are my friends – each one with its own personality, its own mood. And while I sing, my mind paints their portraits. May I introduce you to my friends?” Featuring @mermaids.twins and @waterballet_mermaids Music: Brenda Wootton Cinematography: @laco_films Creative direction: @masily DOP / producer: @tonny_brooks Art direction: @Maria_chupaylenko Makeup artist: @annielmakeup Gaffer: Dima Krolivets […]
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Retro divinity Point of origin: 1982-2082 The past and the future are firmly imprisoned within the present, or rather, we live in a succession of ephemeral moments. This loss of temporality can only be escaped via the imagination. So let’s do just that, and reimagine the past in an attempt to make the future look a little brighter. Conceived, edited […]
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The road to nowhere Point of origin: 1982 During a short experiment, we accidentally threw ourselves back to the early 1980s. It was not just an inferior version of the present, but a different world altogether – and shocked by how alien things looked, we set about trying to find our way back. Stuck inside this moment, we looked back […]
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1974 Point of origin: 1974 It was once heralded as the ‘Science City’ of the Soviet Union. Obninsk Kaluga Oblast was home to the APS-1 Obninsk, the world’s first grid-connected nuclear power plant, commissioned to supply electricity in 1954. However the city gradually became more derelict and dangerous, spiralling into despair by 1974, the final year of its existence on […]
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