Comments on: Ontology=Zen, Material Reality=Nothingness, Jurgen Reble=Film Alchemist

Ontology=Zen, Material Reality=Nothingness, Jurgen Reble=Film Alchemist

jrb223 — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:33:30 -0800

"It was only natural that one day I should decide to toss my film into a dank corner of my garden. After a hot, humid summer, I came to gather up the film(Embedded Quicktime), which over the course of the summer I'd entirely forgotten. The colors remained very pure and intense, but had departed from their previous form. Indeed, they were laying themselves down upon the old action film to form veritable mosaics of color, remarkably like the stained glass of church windows. This was a really pleasurable experience." – Jurgen Reble, on his art

By: jrb223

jrb223 — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:35:30 -0800

A quick guide to the links, 1. a still from the film Reble threw in a pond for a year, 2. A clip from a film he did with the experimental group Schmelzdahin, 3. An article about four of his films by Steven Ball (no relation to me), 4. An upcoming Reble installation in Leeds, 5. Reble's website, 6. Reble describes his process in his own words.

By: jack_mo

jack_mo — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:39:16 -0800

Great stuff. See also: Decasia (alarmingly beautiful, made from decayed archive footage rather than deliberately decayed footage).

By: provolot

provolot — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:35:42 -0800

Wow -- that's absolutely wonderful. Thanks, jrb!

By: kozad

kozad — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:36:00 -0800

Yeah. Decasia. Almost more about the music than the images...all hail Mesmer.

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:40:39 -0800

ha! told you you should be the one to make this post! great stuff.

By: chococat

chococat — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:08:11 -0800

Is it Artists Named Jürgen Day today?

By: jrb223

jrb223 — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:29:15 -0800

Yeah, I'd originally planned to title the post "2 Jurgen's in 24 Hours," but I guess I totally forgot when I got to the end of Reble's essay. Thanks Shmegegge for inspiring the post!