Category Archives: Abstract Cinema

Brakhage, Buddhism, & the Difficulty of Sustained Attention

One reason I’m grateful for the years I spent immersed in Stan Brakhage’s films is the insight it’s given me into the nature of my own mind. This is also, of course, the central topic of Buddhist practice, and last … Continue reading

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Space churns, Time tumbles.

As if these images  in Odin-Odeon (September 2-October 8 at RMCAD) weren’t hard enough to decipher, here’s a movie that makes several of them into a squishy, churning mass. All of the prints in the movies are made on the … Continue reading

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Odin & Yggdrasil: Previews of “Odin-Odeon” at RMCAD

A few new items as the exhibition at RMCAD approaches (reception on September 10th). If you’re not already aware of the blessed event, you’ll find all the info you need on this page, as well as several images. On your … Continue reading

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Donegal Art Celebrities, we.

Letters and Speechlessness will soon be coming to a close after a great five-week run in at ArtWorks in Letterkenny. Rian Kerrane added text to “Velvet Letters” nearly as fast as the people of Donegal  provided it, so the piece … Continue reading

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