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Into the Unknown: A Journey through Science Fiction
Popped into the Barbican (a beautiful Ballardian thing if there ever was) on Friday for Into the Unknown: A Journey through Science Fiction. Really, I went to see Terence Broad’s autoencoded version of Blade Runner (a fascinating formal exercise – watch a clip of it here), but there were other treats too – a suit that once…
Read MoreBack to Ballard
Writing and reading on a train for 12 hours or so this weekend, and post a re-read* ‘n’ watch** of Empire of the Sun, I’m now into Extreme Metaphors – an exhaustive collection of Ballard’s interviews. Read an interview with editor Simon Sellars here. Angela Carter on Empire of the Sun (1984). *Definitely read this.…
Read MoreTopping 2016 – Munich
Thank you to experimental ear owner (the ears are real, their preferred MO avant-garde) CM for this spot of my (previously unknown) talents, in Munich.
Read MoreA 35mm 208 Frame Version of Blade Runner for a Phone
I biked, I read, I made this wee video out of 35mm scraps. Felt the need to get working here at HF… A 35mm 208 Frame Version of Blade Runner for a Phone
Read MoreHospitalfield – there’s something happening here…
Shoulder to Shoulder – FIELDWORK International Summer School co-programmed with Cicely Farrer and Gordon Douglas Harp Celebration Day to mark the return of the newly renovated Erard Grecian Harp including talks and performances by scholar Simon Chadwick and harpist Sharron Griffiths. Sculptural commission for the Picture Gallery by artist Simon Bedwell – Society. Scones.
Read MoreA 35mm 208-ish Frame Version of Blade Runner For a Phone (2017) and Others
Made from memory and scraps of 35mm, this silent 26-second video begat (that’s what I said) a whole bunch of others. First shown on a phone that was passed around an audience. Later shown in locations around Hospitalfield House. I’ve thrown them all together below…
Read MoreSome Press about Peter
Three mentions of Peter, and some ‘professor’… ITV News, 2 June 2017 at 6:00pm and Outer Places 12 June 2017 and not forgetting Cumbrian Crack (really) 26 May 2017
Read MoreWasting Time on the Internet
Reading Wasting Time on the Internet by Kenneth Goldsmith this week, and planning workshops to test the resolve of the most share-hungry student… Oh, and I’m also wasting time on the internet.
Read MorePeter wins Best PKD Short Film at the 5th Annual Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival 2017
Thank you to Dan Abella, the PKD crew and to all the filmmakers I met this week. A superb festival… I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. No really, at one point I was surrounded by alien abductees… Here’s a Facebook thang. Now, how to wear those laurels..?
Read MorePeter in The 5th Annual Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival…update…
The full programme has been announced, and it looks fascinating… Peter screening details are: Monday, May 29, 2017, The Producers Club, THE COURTHOUSE THEATRE, 358 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036. Full Programme here.
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