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StelarcThe DVD features an interview with Stelarc as well as descriptions and images of all his major artworks.Stelarc is an Australian artist who has performed extensively in Japan, Europe and the USA - including new music, dance festivals and experimental theatre. He has used medical instruments, prosthetics, robotics, Virtual Reality systems and the Internet to explore alternate, intimate and involuntary interfaces with the body. Code: KD-Stel Uni £125 / School £75

Martina MrongoviuS HolograpHic perSpective The installations of holograms that Martina has created around the world, entice viewers to move around the space to reveal the animated scenes. As the holographic perspective is animated by the viewer’s own movement the images trigger a proprioceptive spatial experience of the recorded scene.This documentary follows Martina into the lab and through a number of her exhibitions to reveal how she uses the holographic medium to narrate an urban perspective. While offering a rare glimpse into the process of creating holographic imagery, Martina’s installations also bring up broader issues relating to how visual media shapes perception. Code: MAM-Holog, Uni £125 / School £75

ulf langHeinricH tHe aeStHetic of SenSory overloadUlf Langheinrich was born in Wolfen, Sachsen Anhalt, Germany in 1960. Ulf’s projects utilise photography, sound and video, l ight, and technology, to create sensory environments that seek to question the conventions of multimedia. The career of Ulf Langheinrich is best known for his internationally acclaimed work in the two-man group, Granular Synthesis. The project, which began in 1991 with these two self-proclaimed “media terrorists”, does more in the way of a performance than it does to define the men involved. Code: UL-Ulf Uni £125 / School £75

tHe MuSic MacHineS by boScH & SiMMonSInspired by the physicist Nikola Tesla’s legendary experiments in 1896, Bosch & Simons have produced a large series of works based on vibration and resonance. They created installations in museums, at International Symposiums on Electronic Art, concert halls and international electronic music conferences around the world. They turn their extensive artistic research into complex, unpredictable systems and unstable balances, into pieces which are part physics experiments and part new-media installations.Code: BOS-Music Uni £125 / School £75

craig WalSHCraig Walsh is primarily interested in hybrid and site-specific projects and the exploration of alternative contexts for contemporary art. He of ten util ises projection in response to existing environments and landscapes. He has worked across a range of art forms including theatre, architecture, public works, gallery exhibitions, natural environments and festivals. His work has been shown in a number of national and international exhibitions, including the Gwangju Bienelle, Jakarta Biennale XIII, Indonesia; Yokohama International Triennale of Contemporary Art, Japan; 01SJ Biennal San Jose, California; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; Koganecho Bazaar, Japan; and DRIFT 08, London.Code: CWA-Craig, Uni £125 / School £75

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vol 1. cHallengeS and cHoiceS B i o - E c o l o g i c a l - A r t Commentaries. Eduardo Kac Born in Brazil, an American contemporary artist Interactive net installations and bio-art. Michael Burton creates objects, images and films as insights into imagined scenarios of the future. Shen Shaomin Born in China. He has connected art and life, craf t and the mechanical, in major sculptural instal-lations covering themes of war, futuristic crisis, scientific abomination and the manipu-lation of nature. Code: EX-Kiss1

vol 2. Hallucination and landScape Ambient Sound Sculptures. Bill Fontana American com-poser and artist Sound as a sculptural medium to inter-act with and transform our perceptions of visual and architectural spaces. David Haines and Joyce Hinterd-ing Australian artists Large- scale immersive video and sound works. Angelica Mesiti Australian artist Video, per-formance and installation.Code: EX-Kiss2

vol 3. generation next Knowledge Engineering & Evolutionary Programming. Hiroshi Ishiguro Director of the Intelligent Robotics Labo-ratory at Osaka University, Japan. His hope is that robots will one day help people with a multitude of tasks. Momoyo Torimitsu Based in New York’s, play fully critiques contem- porar y Japanese cu l ture through works in sculpture, installation and video. Chris Henschke Melbourne-based artist explores art / science relationships, interactive and hybrid media and experimen-tal audio. Code: EX-Kiss3

vol 4. corrupt MytHologieS Glamorized violence,Consumerism and Sense of wonder. AES + F Russ ian based photo-conceptualist group combines conceptual ar-chi tec ture, graphic ar ts, animation and photography Serge Spitzer Born in Ro-mania, an American artist uses sculpture, site-specific installations, works on pa-per, photography and video David Eliott Born in UK A cul-tural historian whose interests concern contemporary art, Russian avant-garde and the visual cultures of central and Eastern Europe, Asia and the non-western world from the late 19th century. Code: EX-Kiss4

vol 7. tHe intiMacy of toucH Screen Conscious technology - anything can happen. Jean DuBois and Chloé Lefebvre Canada – based artists. Their work involves interactive installations that explore the relation between the spectator and the screen. Lawrence Malstaf f Belgian artist that studied industrial design in Antwerp Anything can happen: walls move, grav-ity is defied, the performer is vacuum packed, a simulated storm at sea rages. Code: EX-Kiss7

vol 5. aniMated identitieS Disguise, Resistance, Fear and Liberation. Isobel Knowles & Ian Sowerwine Melbourne-based collabora-tive Multidisciplinary practice encompasses animation, music video, instal lation, visual art, film soundtrack and music. Jemima Wyman Lives and works in Brisbane, Australia and Los Angeles, USA works with performance, video and photography to produce works that engage themes of identity, disguise, resistance, fear and libera-tion. Code: EX-Kiss5

vol 6. intuitive interfaceS Gentle human touch or close proximity.David Kousemaker is most interested in designs that allow for digital technology to escape the more traditional interfaces and bridge the gap between the physical and the virtual. Laurent Mignonneau and Christa Sommerer Their intuitive interface designs apply scientif ic principles to explore themes of arti-f icial life through interac-tive computer installations. Grégory Lasserre and Anaïs met den Ancxt use music and architecture to create interactive artworks in which the spectator is invited to be at the centre of a musical or choreographed collective performance. Code: EX-Kiss6

The series “Kiss of Art” is about a romance between art and technology, it is a tale of a human in love with a machine. Each episode attempts to capture the fleeting moment of fascination and genius present in the process of artistic exchange. The contemporary muse breaks free of conventions, her kiss of art does not discern between robot engineers, conceptual animators or graphic designers. Such ephemeral instances of warmth can now be communicated between a machine and a human by means of intuitive interfaces. The impulse of our touch can incite a hybrid plant to sing in response and the digital video technology admits us entry into the world of exciting and dangerous new ecologies. Kiss of Art is a series of contemporary art inspiration and creative brilliance. Each Volume features 3-4 artists through interviews. Set of 7 DVDs - Code: EX-KisSet, Uni £693 / School £416 or Uni £110 / School £66 each.

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Each 30-40 minute episode presents a series of interviews with contemporary artists intercut with images and recent footage of their work. The interviews provide insight into why, how and for whom these artists create their work, and where their passion and artistic inquiries originate from. Where are the boundaries between science, technology, politics, popular culture and art? Viewers are challenged with the question while witnessing the free flow of imagination.

Episode 1 elevate and re-define conteMporary dance Lucy Guerin and Gideon Obarzanek. Code: EX-Is1, Uni £130 / School £76

Episode 2 tHe artiStS - ScientiStS or ScientiSt - artiStSStelarc and Drew Berry. Code: EX-Is2, Uni £130 / School £76

Episode 3 digital dreaMS and old World pHotograpHyJustin Cooper and Ulf Langheinrich. Code: EX-Is3, Uni £130 / School £76

Episode 4 Meart tHe SeMi living artiSt Code: EX-Is4, Uni £130 / School £76

Episode 5 poetic Science Mari Velonaki and Martina Mrongovius. Code: EX-Is5, Uni £130 / School £76

blurring the boundaries between the fine and applied artsIs This Art is a fascinating 17 Volume DVD series featuring interviews with leading practitioners and conceptual artists from film, media, performance, visual art music and sound.

Episode 6 poetry – viSual poetryJulien Maire and Philip Norton. Code: EX-Is6Uni £130 / School £76

Episode 7 Manipulated and SyntHeSiSed... Mixed Media inStallationMike Stubbs and Gina Czarnecki. Code: EX-Is7Uni £130 / School £76

Episode 8 teMporary antiMonuMentS for alien agency Craig Walsh, Brett Graham and Rachael Rakena. Code: EX-Is8Uni £130 / School £76

Episode 9 vibration, reSonance, bent leatHer inStruMentS Peter Bosch, Simone Simons, Joanne Cannon and Stuart Favilla. Code: EX-Is9Uni £130 / School £76

Episode 10 HyperSurface MultiMediaBrian Gothong Tan and Shilpa Gupta. Code: EX-Is10Uni £130 / School £76

Episode 11 a clay aniMator and a Media art SatiriStAdam Elliot and Ian Haig. Code: EX-Is11, Uni £130 / School £76

Episode 12 opera diva and a Jazz royalty Merlyn Quaife and Mike Nock. Code: EX-Is12Uni £130 / School £76

Episode 13 roboticS, intiMacy & MelodiouS beatS Garry Stewart, Anouk Van Dijk, Goyi Tangale Code: EX-Is13Uni £130 / School £76

Episode 14 Mixed realitieS and inaniMate life Minim++, Jeffrey Shaw, Alex Davies Code: Ex-Is14Uni £130 / School £76

Episode 15cultural portraitS and aniMated tranSitionS Keiko Kimoto, Peter Callas, Liz Hughes Code: Ex-Is15, Uni £130 / School £76

Episode 16 filM arcHeology and legendSKubrick, Werner Nekes Code: Ex-Is16Uni £130 / School £76

Episode 17 race, politicS and diSpoSSeSSion Bernie Searle, Isaac Julien, Dennis Del Favero Code: Ex-Is17, Uni £130 / School £76

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live in boStonF o l l o w D u t c h f a s h i o n photographer, and highly acclaimed instructor Frank Doorhof as he teaches an intense 2 day workshop in Boston USA. A lot of topics are explained in stunning locations. Code: FD-Live Uni £180 / School £108

guide to Model pHotograpHyA guide to modelphotography teaches you to shoot like the pros. The DVD has segments on working in the studio and on location, plus of course some backstage videos and a slideshow. Code: FD-GuideUni £125 / School £75

faSHion/glaMour an inSide look - part 1.In several example sessions Frank Doorhof teaches you how to setup light from very simple one light setups to very complicated setups. Code: FD-Inside1Uni £125 / School £75

faSHion/glaMour an inSide look - part 2.A lot of topics ranging from on location work and of course studio work. Also includes a video on: Calibrating the lightmeter and tips and tricks with the large Elinchrom Octa.Code: FD-Inside2Uni £125 / School £75

faSHion/glaMour an inSide look - SerieS 2 DVD setCode: FD-InsidesetUni £212 / School £127

ligHt ii - Working on locationThe v i ewer i s t aken to different locations in England. On each location there will be a lot of tips and tricks on the use of flash in combination with the natural/available light. Code: FD-Light2Uni £125 / School £75

ligHt Two inside look style instruc-tional videos with a small segment on photoshop, 2 instructional videos shot during the L.A. workshops, an instructional video on the theory behind light and color and how the meter works and the photographic dynamic range system, 1 slideshow. Code: FD-Light2Uni £125 / School £75

ligHt - SerieS by frank doorHof3 DVD set3 fascinating films from Frank Doorhof, the International Fashion and Glamour Photo- grapher with lots of instruc-tional materials.1. Light2. Light II working on location3. Light III BackstageCode: FD-LightsetUni £318 / School £191

ligHt iii - backStageConcepts Working with groups and movement. Working on special locations and themes.Backstage on the New York workshops. Instructional videos for Ranger RX and Quadra... and much much more. Code: FD-Light3Uni £125 / School £75

photography

pHotograpHy HiJackedThis documentary f i lm by Jack Pam is based on the highly successful photography book ‘Hijacked.’ Photography Hijacked is a journey through the processes, techniques and outcomes of 12 unique photographers from Australia and America. The idea that individuality of process is what underwrites and makes pos-sible all interesting artwork is explored with each new artist in the film represent-ing a new way of looking at the contemporary medium of photography.FEATURING: Graham Miller, Dean Karr, Shen Wei, Jennifer Jun iper St rat ford, Sarah Small, Toni Wilkinson, Gareth Wi l l is, Brad Rimmer, Amy Stein, Karron Bridges, Angela Boatwright, Bill Sullivan.Code: VA-Photo Uni £110 / School £66

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Since the 1960s, Takahiko Iimura’s explorations of the moving image have probed the relationship between media, time and language and have strived to redefine the exhibition of cinema as a mode of performance. He has worked closely with the giants of experimental film such as members of the Hi-Red Centre and Fluxus, Yoko Ono, Jonas Mekas, John Cage, Stan Brakhage and Stan Vanderbeek. His uncompromising work, here presented on DVD, bridges boundaries between film and performance art.

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video art - new media

urbanandSuburbanThe film features a selection of works on video and film by David Pledger made in five instalments. They were made as a part of or constitute the whole material for live per formance, interac t i ve cinematic ar twork, v isual art, site-specific installation or screen and object-based public art. Code: NY-UrbanUni £110 / School £66

eaveSdropEavesdrop is a Rubik’s cube of cinematic experience, a kind of jigsaw story-puzzle. Part game, part real-time f i lm- mak i ng , pa r t spec t a to r sport, part magical realism, It will open up the user and the viewer to new ways of looking at old forms, progre- ssive pathways to interactivity and an alternative mode of visual discourse. Code: NY-Eaves Uni £110 / School £66

Suzon fukS Suzon fuks, multimedia artist, director and photographer trained in dance, theatre & music in Brussels where she also completed her Master-degree in Visual Arts. She has made award-winning films, videos and solo performances. This experimental collection (across 2 DVDs) spanning more than 20 years, highlights Fuks’ interest in the moving image, using light to reveal movement. Texturally layered, her imagery draws parallels and connections, analogies between the abstract and the mundane. French with English subtitles. See website for more details. 45 mins. Code: IG-Suz1, IG-Suz2 Each: Uni £90 / School £54

kMulti Media Play Inspired by contemporar y events a n d r e f r a c t e d t h r o u g h Franz Kafka’s The Trial. K fuses hard-core physica l action, digital technology, sonic architectures and new texts to portray the dark, humorous and violent world of democracy in the Information Age. Code: NY-KUni £110 / School £66

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cHanging vieW(S) inevitable loopSUsing her expertise in both stage design and video art Merit Fakler works as video artist, stage designer and lec turer in Germany and abroad. The DVD features some of Merit’s video art work. Code: MF-Chan Uni £90 / School £54

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aniMation aMbienceS Live and Installed by Paul Fletcher. A collection of short films exploring new contexts and forms for animation, including; ambient animation, animated light sculpture, virtual sculpture, custom made audiovisual instruments and modified domestic devices, outdoor exhibitions and gallery installations and live semi-improvised modular film performances. The DVD + CD-ROM set includes a PDF booklet presenting extensive stills of gallery and public installations and live performance set ups. Code: PF-Animation Uni £125 / School £75

video aniMation & Sound art paul fletcHerThe 3 Disc compilation presents a selection of the most significant works of video/animation & sound artist, Paul Fletcher incorporating animation, visual poetry, narrative and sound compositions.disc 1 flickering perception Four short films exploring perception and transmission of animated image, sound and dynamic narrative. disc 2 noise vision Eight short films that explore idio-syncratic visual poetry combining music, motion, noise and ambient atmosphere. disc 3 narrative abstractionFour short films that fuse narrative with abstraction of visual music and narrative, past and present, real and ethereal. Also includes Paul Fletcher’s master thesis: An Abstract Narrative Form of Film. Code: PF-Fletcher Uni £145 / School £87

aniMation in tHe claSSrooM Applications & inspiration. The DVD is a compilation of several examples of video artist Paul Fletcher’s work applying animation in the classroom. Examples include:1 Presenting Information with Animation, 2 Drawing on Film, 3 Flipbook Animation 4 Plasticine - rapid, improvised straight-ahead animation, 5 Animation and Visual Effects as Story Starter, 6 Lightbox Silhouette Animation, 7 Integrating Performing Arts in Animated World, 8 Environment Literature and Music.Code: PF-Anima, Uni £105 / School £63

paul fletcHerOver the last 20 years Paul Fletcher has worked in 2D and 3D media, linear and nonlinear timebased and installation based artforms. He i s i n te res ted i n the relationship between sound and animated motion. He works on individual film and live performance projects, including exploration of the intersection of abstraction a n d n a r r a t i v e a n d t h e invention of custom bui l t audiovisual instruments. Paul Fletcher has been lecturing in the Victorian College of Arts in Melbourne and works collaboratively with multi-discipline central Victorian art collective Punctum, and Undue Noise Inc, a collective of Central Victorian sound and video artists.

departureS, delayS and returnS New Film Work that creates a fusion of the creative fields of animation, abstract film, visual music, sound art, video art and visual poetry.2 DVDS Extras:Footage and information of the associated Gallery and Public Projection exhibitions, Tom Cod audiovisual and sound scu lpture exh ib i t ion and The Railways Time Machine projection installation and live performance. Plus a special password and internet link are included which will enable access to additional related downloadable digital audio cd and electronic booklet.Code: PF-DepartUni £115 / School £69

Manga Mad Insight into contemporary Japanese culture through the iconography of its biggest pop culture and explains why comics are not just for children. The tradition of graphic narrative is traced in Japanese art history through to the post WW2 boom of comics. Code: NM-MangUni £90 / School £54

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