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Enjoying the season so much that I decided to expose my toes to the city air, very rare for me.  This required the purchase of a new pair of shoes conveniently enough!

I have been rather sluggish these past few months and as a result my video and bloggy output had stalled to a halt. This week, out of the blue, I was thrilled to receive a sort of fan submission from my friend Sean!

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"When I was in Bangkok a few weeks back, I saw the various types of ground at the famous Jim Thompson House (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thompson_House) and shot the attached as a sort of an homage to your work."

He also directed me to another of his "random acts of video tourism" warning not recommended for anyone who has Carnophobia :     http://sevendeadlyseans.tumblr.com/post/36846546/sausagefest

Thanks so much, Sean, I am feeling inspired to start moving again.

A friend recently reminded me that he comes to my blog and that I no longer explain my work here.
There is a reason for that. The reason is that I got tired of explaining my work.

However, I put the work in the public forum that is the internet, for a reason. And, I do have people that come here to check out what I am doing and, like my friend, they may feel a little confused, so I'll make an effort to start talking about art here again.

Right now I am considering how to develop the walkabout project. Thus far, the project consists of a mostly private practice and passive sort of distribution. I wanted to have a documentary project grow organically out of a simple action which I perform everyday, an action which is not unique or special in any way.

This is what I have learned about it so far:

It is sub-conscious and meditative.
It has to do with timing both natural rhythms and imposed patterns.
It is time travel.
It is figure ground relationships.
This is not so surprising because all are themes I have explored in other projects.

The project includes 2 types of moving images:

1) Nodes, hubs, scenes, events - In which, objects and people move through the frame horizontally and on occasion vertically. I/camera stand still for a minimum of 60 seconds to allow passage of bodies through the frame. I am observing the scene as these bodies are making exits and entrances. I am in stasis, rest state.

2)Passages, paths, scene changes  - In which figure/camera moves over ground. I am in constant motion for 60 seconds or more to. My feet move the ground beneath me, physically pushing it behind me and  into the past  and simultaneously moving my own body into the future, into the next frame, node, scene.

Possible ideas for further development:

Incorporate video clips from other contributors or existing media sources, but not sure yet how.
It must maintain the level of fluidity and lack of overt messaging - or must it?
Consider what is catalyst for change from stasis (of a node video) to movement (of a pathway video).
What might connect the two?

What should pop up in my feeds this morning but an interview (link) with prolific writer Will Self , talking about his own walkabout experiences.

That's all I got for now.

FEAR REVERE, a screening of frightening creativity.

Tuesday October 30th, 7pm @ The Pioneer Theater in New York City

Artists and filmmakers present their reflections on the genre of horror and the general idea of making something for the purpose of frightening ones audience. Boo!
This event was organized by Mica Scalin for the Pioneer's Fourth Annual Month of Horror, Terror, and General Mayhem.

Videos by:

Michael Amter, Santiago Cohen, Bill Dyszel, Jenny Hyde, Bradley Hyppa, Raymond Kristiansen, Joe Nanashe, Rob Parrish, Memo Salazar, Mica Scalin, Noah Scalin , Melissa Schubeck and Wunderkrafthaus

Tickets available at the door or online:
http://www.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=109457

The Two Boots Pioneer Theater
155 East 3rd Street (between Avenues A and B) NYC
(212) 591-0434