Wigged Productions: Globalization

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SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2002
	*John Villec's Juliet.* Villec writes, "Juliet is a media composition of sound and video. All visual and sonic sources were derived from a small amount of captured footage. Both sound and visual elements are put into motion by using contemporary computer processes and the aesthetic tradition of Musique Critique." United States. 2001.
	Barbara Lattanzi's startle. Lattanzi writes, "'startle' is based on 2 scenes from the 1922 horror film, 'Nosferatu' by F.W.Murnau, with sampled audio from the 1920s orchestral soundtrack by Hans Erdmann. The interactive setting and programming are by Barbara Lattanzi. This is a work of low-bandwidth cinema. This means that the download process (approximately 10min. with a 54k modem) is part of the experience of the work. During download, 2.8mb of text, images, and sound gradually coalesce on your screen. Your interaction serves to orchestrate image and sound. How, as well as where, you move the cursor affects the images and the soundtrack. Your browser must have the current Shockwave plugin." United States. 2002.
	Juliet Davis's Polystyrene Dream. Davis writes, "Our four-decade fascination with the Barbie doll holds unsettling implications about how we view ourselves and our world, and how we attractively package even the most unnerving aspects of culture, from war and religion to reproductive technologies. This interactive project (entitled Polystyrene Dream) features selections that are sequenced to represent major components of the American Dream, including country, God, and self." United States. 2002.
	*Christine Gorbach and Gary Lee Nelson's Charitoo.* Charitoo, is a verb of Greek origin meaning "to endure with divine favor or grace." The "theme" of this work is the idealization of women by male artists and the recongnition that such ideals are quite at odds with the realities of women's existence. The central image here is the Virgin Mary. There are other brief appearances by other idealized women such as the Gibson Girl, Barbie, and Rosie the Riveter. The work also includes digital processing of several of Gorbach's paintings and manipulation of original live action footage filmed by Nelson. United States. 2002.
	*Toni Dalton's Toni's Dream.* Dalton writes,"I am a painter who now works on my Macintosh. I draw, paint and make little movies on my Mac, using various themes and photos that I have aquired. Then, I play with them and turn them into different situations. some personal, others universal." United States. 2001.
	Michael Brynntrup's KEIN FILM \| NO FILM. "Rhythm in the age of its digital producability." Germany. 2000.
	Jakob Riis' Press "C" for Combat. Riis writes, "an interactive flash-composition in a struggle with letters and words, where the 'listener' becomes the player. Press "C" for Combat literally needs the listeners active participation. The battle is fought on a stage of increasing disorder. Using the codewords & special commands is the only possible way out. Consequences might be fatal." Denmark. 2002.