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Exquisite Corpse project
Hello everybody!
I asked for ideas for collaboration, and we got a great one from Marty McCutcheon (check the previous discussion for referral).
He suggested we make a video version of the Exquisite Corpse (a method invented by the surrealists. For those who wants to know more about this, check the oracle: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exquisite_corpse).
This is not something that hasn't been done before, but I think it's an interesting first experience of collaboration between artists from artreview.
So it would work like this: one artist makes a 60 seconds video and send the last 10 seconds to an artist he/she chooses (we just have to decide who will be this first artist, maybe Marty could start, or me). The artist who receives the video will make his/her 60 seconds starting with the 10 seconds of he previous artist. He/she is allowed to work with this 10 seconds in any way he/she wants. And then complete with 60 seconds of his own work. Once finished his/her part, he/she will send the last 10 seconds to the next artist, chosen by him/her.
Please let me know if this is clear enough!
I'll post the rules for participation soon.
Kika
I asked for ideas for collaboration, and we got a great one from Marty McCutcheon (check the previous discussion for referral).
He suggested we make a video version of the Exquisite Corpse (a method invented by the surrealists. For those who wants to know more about this, check the oracle: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exquisite_corpse).
This is not something that hasn't been done before, but I think it's an interesting first experience of collaboration between artists from artreview.
So it would work like this: one artist makes a 60 seconds video and send the last 10 seconds to an artist he/she chooses (we just have to decide who will be this first artist, maybe Marty could start, or me). The artist who receives the video will make his/her 60 seconds starting with the 10 seconds of he previous artist. He/she is allowed to work with this 10 seconds in any way he/she wants. And then complete with 60 seconds of his own work. Once finished his/her part, he/she will send the last 10 seconds to the next artist, chosen by him/her.
Please let me know if this is clear enough!
I'll post the rules for participation soon.
Kika
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Permalink Reply by kika nicolela on -
I wasn't, but if you enter wikipedia and search exquisite corpse, you gonna see lots of projects in many medias already done this way. I couldn't find one with experimental video. But it's a method, a way of making things, and I believe each time it's done, it's different because of the process and the people involved.
I also believe we should do this more than once. Maybe make a whole series out of this.
And how is it working out for you this experience?
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Permalink Reply by kika nicolela on
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Great to have you on board, johnjohn!
No, each artist only see the last 10 seconds of the last artist. Only in the end we get to see the whole thing and stitch it together.
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Permalink Reply by kika nicolela on
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people thought 25 is too much. We might do a first video with about 5 artists. but probably will do this again. or we could start 2 different threads, this is also interesting, because I can see that there are many interested artists.
Marty, guys, what do you think of this? Start 2 different threads???
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Permalink Reply by Simone Stoll on -
it has just started, so i can't tell you much, i take it rather lightly,
it's also an exercise to let go and interact, maybe the video should also be more interwoven, instead linear, but that's even more risky, and again, maybe then people should decide who they want to let touch ... s.
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Permalink Reply by ambuja on -
i think we should continue what we are doing , once we experiment with 5 artist we can start a new thread
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Permalink Reply by Marty McCutcheon on -
Here's a link to my original Spinning Bowdidge. It is what Mike posted above, but in reverse and black-and-white.
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Permalink Reply by Marty McCutcheon on
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Yes, I think you're right. I'm planning to send you, Ambuja, a 10-second Quicktime file at 'youSENDit'. Did you sign up? I've never used 'youSENDit', but it seems easy enough. I may need your email address.
My email address is mm@martymccutcheon.com.
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Permalink Reply by Anders Weberg on -
Hi all,
If there's room for one more I'm interested.
Anders
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Permalink Reply by Marty McCutcheon on
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Climb aboard, Anders, there's room for everyone. We're still sorting some things out. It's like we're ready for a road trip, but still deciding who's gonna drive first.
I think it'll be me, then Ambuja...
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Permalink Reply by kika nicolela on
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How about:
Marty - Ambuja - me (Kika) - Zachary - Simone - JohnJohn - Mike - Anders
It would be 8 people, which I guess is also a good number. Or we divide this groups in 2 and make 2 different videos at the same time.
What do you guys think?
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Permalink Reply by Deirdre A. Fox on -
Sounds interesting. Perhaps when I am not such a novice at video ... Good luck with it.
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Permalink Reply by Marty McCutcheon on
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Two groups sounds best to me- More cadavers, less time.
How might we divide ourselves? birth-month? geographic latitude?
I'm October, approximately 38°N.
