Comments on: Blandlands

Blandlands

roll truck roll — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:25:00 -0800

Blandlands. Videoblogger Aaron Valdez (previously) has entered his minimalist phase. These short, wordless scenes of suburban landscapes are quiet meditations on beauty and decay. Great for people who don't have windows in their offices. Other Valdez offerings include The Life and Times of Robert Kennedy Starring Gary Cooper, America's Way, and Subterranean Homesick 41 Frame Delay Blues.

By: grobstein

grobstein — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:58:23 -0800

PS Subterranean Homesick Blues sounds the same backwards as forwards

By: twsf

twsf — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:51:38 -0800

Like watching paint dry...

By: athenian

athenian — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:37:09 -0800

Brilliant atmospheric stuff, I really liked it. I grew up in British suburbia - very different, but the same sort of atmosphere. I remember at the Photographers' Gallery in London, in 2003, there was a great exhibition of pictures of warehouses and logo signs by Frank Breuer, just in a long line along the wall one after the other. By the end you really appreciated the fine detail on each one. See also: Boring Postcards (Amazon link to book) Thanks, roll truck roll.

By: roll truck roll

roll truck roll — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:25:42 -0800

Wow, athenian. Thanks for sharing. I'd love to see a catalogue for that Frank Breuer exhibition. Boring Postcards looks great too. I'm glad there are people who like this stuff as much as I do.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:34:24 -0800

The Kennedy/Cooper one was stellar. Thanks! dl others now.

By: wendell

wendell — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:19:49 -0800

Attention: old skool MeFi Member "Bradlands"... Here's the theme for your next April Fools Homepage (he's already done "Bardlands" "Brandlands" and "Bradylands")

By: vronsky

vronsky — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:31:19 -0800

I really liked the atmospheric vids. Definitely worth a bookmark. Remember Jonathan Demme's "Something Wild"? I thought he did a masterful job with the rural scenes in Va/Pa. The quick stops, the small churches, the mom and pop motels, the rural highways. Fascinating stuff as always roll.