Images from the MacDowell Colony
Here are some photos I took during my six-week residency at the MacDowell Colony.
Golden Record
I’ve mentioned the Golden Record in a previous post but I just discovered that you can listen to the contents and look at the images online. You can also listen to it here! [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/129030648″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] It’s … Continued
We Have a Winner!
Congratulations to Haroon B. for correctly answering the four questions. He wins snowball, an original work of art and an accompanying film, both by me. Here are the answers. 1. “The impossible just takes longer.” David Milarch after the redwood … Continued
Contest Hint
The answers can be found in these four clips: Searching for Gospel Vinyl – A Clip The Redwoods – A Longer Clip SETI’s Jill Tarter on Gender Bias in the 1950s: A Clip Paolo Soleri at Dome House: A Clip … Continued
Behind the Wall, Silicon
Most residencies provide a bed in the studio. In the past I’ve used the bed to sneak the occasional nap. I liked treating my studio like a place of work, a factory where I went and made stuff and when … Continued
Behind the Curtain, Iron
This is my bedroom at the MacDowell Colony. Since I’ve been sleeping in my studio, I use the bedroom as a waystation and closet. When I first saw the room I assumed that behind the curtain was a place to … Continued
Searching for Gospel Vinyl – A Clip
Ta-da! A clip of the fourth subject, the Black Gospel Music estoration Project’s Robert Darden. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX5BN9iMrmQ[/youtube] Wolfgang Held and I followed Robert around the South Side of Chicago in August 09. Here he is looking for some rare gospel vinyl … Continued
What Are You Going to Do at This Residency?
Friday I leave for my residency at the MacDowell Colony. (Click and scroll down; I’ll be in the New Hampshire studio.) You may be saying to yourself, “Dude! You don’t have any new footage, what the heck are you going … Continued
Thank You, Timing Gods
Timing has never been my strong suit. But I must admit these last few months the timing gods have been very kind to me. November-December Edited like a lunatic. Worked intensely on the sample at VCCA, incorporating the Black Gospel … Continued