Another year, another super-soaking of inner Newcastle with a spray of the bizarre to the sublime. Density of programming, and that everything happens alongside the National Young Writers Festival, Sound Summit ( a gathering of independent record labels and artists), … Continue reading
by j p, October 9, 2009 1 Comment
“At the turn of the century cute and cuddly robots carried none of the symptoms of technological paranoia, and bright-eyed boys and girls looked with ecstatically dilated pupils into a bright future. Only a few years later, the same characters … Continue reading
by j p, September 7, 2009 1 Comment
Open, until Oct 11, the current ACMI Len Lye exhibition is one of the best reasons to wander to Melbourne. Let There Be Light And there was light. Back in nineteen thirty-five. Which was when New Zealander Len Lye (1901 … Continue reading
by j p, August 28, 2009 0 comments
[Guest post by the esteemed Lucy Benson ( VJ Nosis / Melb-Belfast-Berlin-Zurich etc ), for my Threeworld column, full version and more photos over @ Lucy’s. ] 4 days. 378 performers from 26 different countries. Almost 300 performances, workshops, talks … Continue reading
by j p, July 24, 2009 0 comments
Many pieces of the live video puzzle seem to be snapping into place lately. A few of my favourite things: Real-Time Vidi-Yo Puppetry! http://animata.kibu.hu Bored with mere live triggering of video clips or visual effects? Using the real-time animation software … Continue reading
by j p, July 23, 2009 0 comments