Jul 17 2010

Retro computer games for corporeality questions – Bong

Following my previous post on freestyle football, check William Linn’s device art work Bong (2009) based on retro computer games and their use in media art, as well as from the corporeality point of view.   The concept is very interesting, especially in the context of comparability with Nintendo Wii Sports and similar iPhone & iPod & iPad applications.

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William Linn: Bong, photo by Kontejner (c)

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May 27 2010

Partly Private – to cut or not to cut?

Partly Private (2009) is a humorous and in-depth documentary by Danae Elon trying to find the answer whether male infants should be circumcised or not?

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Apr 21 2010

Google Baby – Rent me a Womb, Baby?

Documentary Google Baby (2009) by film maker Zippi Brand Frank deals with birth outsourcing among three countries: Israel, USA and India. It involves business, technology (computers and human bodies) and a bunch of paradoxes.

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Apr 15 2010

Pocket cinema: Blue, Karma, Tiger

Swedish animated documentary about the art of graffiti – Blue, Karma, Tiger by Mia Hulterstam and Cecilia Actis has been made in nowadays rare animation technique…

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Apr 15 2010

Body cinema: Naked – Ilham (13) by Mischa Kamp

‘Ilham (13)’  is a short animated film from the series ‘Naked‘ dealing with teenage body changes, directed by Mischa Kamp in the production of Submarine Channel. This is a story by a teenage Muslim girl Ilham and her first period.

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