Saturday 12 January 2008

STEVE HAWLEY - TRANSMISSION LECTURE, SHOWROOM SHEFFIELD [24/10/2007]

HOST: THE MIGHTY PAUL HAYWARD

ANOTHER VIDEO BUFF, BUT THIS TIME WITH FAR STRONGER CONTENT.

THOROUGHLY ENJOYED 'SIMILAR TO NOTHING' (2005), A COLLABORATION[?] WITH STEVE DUTTON, WHERE TWO SCREENS SHOW THE SAME FILM TWICE, RUNNING 8 SECONDS OUT OF SYNC WITH ONE ANOTHER.
Similar to Nothing 2005 8 min video (with Steve Dutton)
LIKE A VISUAL DYSLEXIA AN INTERESTING DIALOGUE WAS FORCED ON THE VIEWER

IF YOU MISSED A PART, ONE COULD RE-FAMILIARIZE 8-SECONDS TO THE LEFT, BUT WOULD THEN LOSE THE PLACE IN THE STORY TO THE RIGHT. FORCING FOCUS TO THE 2ND SCREEN UNTIL ENOUGH COURAGE IS MUSTERED TO FILL IN THE BLANK AND JUMP TO THE NEW.

IM VERY INTERESTED IN WORK THAT FORCES AN ENGAGEMENT ON ITS VIEWER. WE HAVE GROWN LAZY IN THIS MODERN AGE AND I FEAR IT IS THE ONLY TRUE WAY FORWARD TO CONVERSE TO THE MASSES.

GOOD WORK, BUT ID LIKE TO SEE MORE NAKED CHICKS.

CHARLES

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