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Re: Systematic 125 with Merlin Mann

Simon — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 16:00:54 -0000

Cheers.

Re: Systematic 125 with Merlin Mann

Simon — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 13:38:41 -0000

Hey Brett – in this podcast (during the ad?) you mention a workflow with PDF Pen and markdown text files. Could you share a quick rundown of what you were referring to? Cheers, Simon

Re: Hamish's Notebook : Choreographies of Protest Susan Leigh Foster ...

Simon — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:11:08 -0000

Hi Hamish – any clues about downloading the PDF. I keep getting server errors.

Re: http://theartofsabbatical.tumblr.com/post/1985020173

Simon — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:12:04 -0000

Well – I'm constantly stealing things from David Corbet, and this is his blog (slightlymoving.tumblr.com). I'm sure he won't mind! Simon

Re: http://quodlibet.tumblr.com/post/513848081

Simon — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:14:45 -0000

Hey Matt - how you going? I've been listening to a lot of Bach lately so very happy to have a listen to this. Been thinking about dancing to some actually. Hope all is well, and I'll see you soon no doubt.
ske

Re: The Art of Sabbatical - Bread Tools, Vogelfrei Biennale 7 Darmstadt...

Simon — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:02:42 -0000

Sage advice indeed.

Re: The Art of Sabbatical - Bread Tools, Vogelfrei Biennale 7 Darmstadt...

Simon — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:01:43 -0000

See below for proper response.

Re: The Art of Sabbatical - Bread Tools, Vogelfrei Biennale 7 Darmstadt...

Simon — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:47:50 -0000

I love that house in the woods - remarkable.
As for the bread, I have so many aspects of my everyday life that seem to cross over into the art world that the thought of 'taking' bread making into that world makes me feel a little disheartened!
x

Re: Cairon 11, Body and Cinematography

Simon — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:22:08 -0000

Hi Claudia
Were you able to view English versions of Carion online?
Best!
Simon

Re: slightlymoving: elvis costello performing sulphur to sugarcane in...

Simon — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:37:02 -0000

I really like that I can hear you laughing.

Re: Anamnesis

Simon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:20:29 -0000

Hi Lynn
Thanks for your comment - I am chuffed at your response.
We weren't really specific as to the type of memory loss ... I think we were more concerned with considering the psychological and sociological ramifications of the 'confusion' ... and particular to a single (real/imagined/forgotten) relationship.
This version you watched is an early edit – you can see the final edit here: http://www.vimeo.com/6073489
All the very best
Simon
www.skellis.net

Re: discomfort

Simon — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:58:46 -0000

Colin - I wonder about you developing a text that answers some/all of these questions? Responding to them ...

Re: Colin & Simon

Simon — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:03:21 -0000

Yeah - I like that 'brandishing itself into recognition'. I can't really talk about Levin's work in any informed way, but I like that he foregrounds this non-question (as you call it). Is the onus on me (as an artist) to manipulate an audience into receiving the work(s)?

Re: Anamnesis

Simon — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:22:27 -0000

Listening ... my initial thoughts are that this sound invites space. Space to hear Liz's voice.
I found the changes in town just before half way through really evocative.
I was less certain about the 'unwrapping' sound ... I think in part b/c it kept making me want to know what it was (and as a consequence, what it might symbolise).
I thought perhaps some of the mic'd voice/breathing from dancing might work in a similar capacity, but a little more subtly. Especially if it was 'detached' from the vision of the dancing man (oh yeah, that's me).

Re: Anamnesis

Simon — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:48:45 -0000

Hey all - a couple of things

1. At 5:27 there is an edit that goes from the me dancing person, to the stock shot of LJ, and then to a close up of her. The edit jars on me a little, and perhaps it could go straight to the close up of Liz?

2. Talking to Clare here in rehearsal – who also watched the edit – she got a bit confused about Bagryana was. It was clear at the beginning but became a touch muddled later on. I think this might have to do with the audio system we were listening to, but I think it's something to keep an eye on.

3. Clare also commented that she really liked the tone and repetitiveness of the sound, and that she wasn't worried about figuring out my relationship to LJ. She simply enjoyed LJ as the subject of the film – "she's just an old lady" – even though I am on screen a great deal more. She talked about wanting to listen to her (LJ).

4. Lastly – Clare found the beginning too hurried (I kid you not), and of wanting to be given a bit more time to settle into it.

5. This is really lastly – I remain unconvinced about the 'flashes' of edited stuff ... I do feel like these are manufactured representations of 'forgetting', and seem to pull the focus away from her words.

That's my 10c worth.

Had trouble spotting the differences though.

Re: Anamnesis

Simon — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:53:43 -0000

I find this very moving. The inevitability is terrifying, but at the same time it is dangerous (perhaps) to assume any one outcome.

Re: stills

Simon — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:17:16 -0000

everyone's a comedian.

i think i like the one second from the top ...

Re: Colin & Simon

Simon — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:45:40 -0000

and it's A Whiter Shade of Pale .. and then it's Evita ...

Re: sound posted by david

Simon — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:07:10 -0000

yup - I can do that.

Re: Anamnesis

Simon — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:16:44 -0000

Adding a comment to my own post. So typical. I guess I am interested in the possibility of this woman 'leaving herself' (but not by choice) ... of the fragility of her state of mind amounting to a disruption of her presence (represented in her uncertainty about whom to address, and also the presence of the 'ultrasound'). In being more than what we know or believe her to be.

Re: Anamnesis

Simon — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:14:28 -0000

Yes - that paradox is strong: between freedom and constraint. Of the need for constraints. Perhaps there is some value - in terms of this project - in considering the ways in which that experience of mind-body duality (that Hellene describes as the "experiential reality") is manifest when the mind is slipping or is volatile, or demented. The agency of the body (in terms of its physiology, anatomy) remains, but an awareness of that agency is compromised. Of slipping between acting, wanting to act, being unable to act appropriately, of deciding to act (but then forgetting).

Re: Anamnesis

Simon — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:07:35 -0000

1. anywhere from 0:35 - 2:15 before the gigantic simon from above comes in ;) nice work cormac - lovely footage

David on July 29, 2008, at 12:19 AM

Re: David and I agree

Simon — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:04:38 -0000

1. god forbid... we agreed.just kidding. we agree all the time right?also was the thought that perhaps the footage/material of the woman could be manipulated as well - i think i have images of some of the footage of simon from Crevice where he was appearing in this well of black. distance being subverted - near or far or...?

David on July 28, 2008, at 10:37 PM

2. Oh yeah - loved that footage. (might add some here for Bagryana's benefit). I did, though (as an instinctual first thought more than anything), think that her presence be more 'real' than the dancer's -- and that perhaps her language might be the thing that bridges the two worlds (as it were). Having said that, I don't think the footage you are talking about necessarily prevents any of this from happening.

Simon on July 28, 2008, at 10:41 PM

3. great idea to put some footage up. and i don't think it prevents that bridging... necessarily.hmmmmm funny to be talking and now just commenting. i wonder if any of the other will join in? :)

David on July 28, 2008, at 10:45 PM

Re: Merton

Simon — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:00:46 -0000

1. must do my research project that text is great. a little bit scary. nice work though simon. feels quite strong. and... possible. i wonder if the documenter is a male voice. i really love the disembodied voice. maybe the line is really unclear - her voice, voices she hears, someone else's voice, her memory?

David on July 28, 2008, at 10:42 PM

2. oooo - like that (must ...... stop ... agreeing .... with .... david). somehow teasing that line between the voice being something only she is hearing and the voice of the documenter/interviewer? ie uncertain as to whether or not the voice is 'real'. I am less certain about male voice - not sure why. just b/c i think i am tired of men narrating the stories of women ... ??

Simon on July 28, 2008, at 10:48 PM

3. OR: "What do you mean? [then directed to camera] That's not going to shoot me is it?

Simon on July 29, 2008, at 01:56 AM

4. what is she remembering- birth? A child that is grown up and gone? A child she has lost? Has she lost her memory? doesn't sound unclear just early- you and I will have to talk bit by bit about how to devise the text- or will you write it? bagryana

Bagryana on July 29, 2008, at 02:08 AM

Re: this is ...

Simon — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:35:43 -0000

I can't believe how jealous you feel either.
You should be embarrassed.
I do dance with you David.
I'll let Colin answer who he is.
Glad it looks interesting.