Deck 8

A friend has offered me a loan of her deck and possibly stereo so I am getting closer to the goal of 12 decks now. I am going to set up the decks I have today and take some film again. My studio is so full I have a potters wheel with a big disk drying on it a paper work on the wall and decks all over my work bench so its certainly taken a turn from being the soothing cleaned out space that I started with last year. Thinking back, cleaning out the studio was the first move and I used it metaphorically for ideas and concepts the space constantly evolving changing and going through cyles. The fact that it has no windows makes it a very introspective space and I have been thinking about making a model of the space and setting up a studio within it. The spinning films I have been making are record the interior of the space full 360 at 33rpm and 45 rpm the outcome a strange motion of passing imagery continuously flashing by. This interesting relationship to the disks and deckshas brought me to some very interesting conclusions.

Project #10

Disk #13, 2009 Oil on board 78cm

Deck 7

Just purchased an ex estate deck off trademe and deck 6 arrived today really pleased with it in good working order. Its great when the decks arrive wrapped up and I really like the process of buying multiples of the same thing. The next step will be to find suitable plugs and amps to get them all going. I am starting to get the feel of at least 12 albums (I have so far had 3 albums playing) of the same artist playing simultaneously also with the decks lit adds a really strong visual imapact the movement of the records and the stylus on them is great. Really pleased this is starting to come together. I am going to  contact Janet now to see when I can organise the hall and can then set a date. It will be a semi public event which will have a limited time frame and I hope to film the interaction of the audience.

Decks 5 and 6

Another deck purchased on trade me this one for $60 looks really good condition wise and will play well. I really like the process of buying and collecting. Trade me is one way but today I had a call from my ad in Eastland trader and was gifted a deck which I picked up today. I have 6 now and will set up things and trial some filming now seeing how 6 decks look. It will be exciting starting to see the project unfold.

Film

I am now able to edit and burn films to disk. All the time the program was sitting on my Mac and I just asumed it wouldnt be suited to the kinds of film I want to make. To my amazement it fits the bill perfectly and I am able to cut things out and even loop film sequences. This has opened a whole heap of possibilities for Project 10 and I am now looking at ways of filming the event. I have a space need more decks. 

Planning Project #10

News for project #10. I have found a cool venue for the film of the decks, the Trades Labour hall in Gisborne has come into the hands of friends and they are happy for me to use it for the installation of the decks. I have four decks now and still hunting for more. The event itself will involve the similtaneous playing of 12 albums should be a cacophony. My intent is to film the event and all parts of the process are the event. 

Project#10 includes

• Sourcing equipment and preparing it for simultaneous playing of 12 albums
• Writing a blog day to day to record the process the blog is part of the event
• Organising help from technicians to prep equipment
• Making arrangements setting dates etc
• Continuing purchasing of equipment on trademe and in local trader publications

Good news today I have found one deck possible two or three and several amps at work and all can be loaned, I brought one home and am going to do some filming with it tonight. I also bought another on trademe yesterday which makes four definates now.

Also today I came up with an idea for sound which has now gone a stage further. Jane Egan has introduced me to a program on the school network which will allow me to create my own soundtracks but also mix and edit sound and all very easily. I can burn such files to disk so I am on my way to making my own film with soundtrack now as a seperate project.

Really happy to have a project on the go.