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December 28, 2004
Roddy Schrock and Life on Earth @ The Lab, 12/9/04
Ok, I'm way behind, but I'm going to start catching up on things I've been doing. This one is the oldest.
Ok, I know the artist in question and like what he does. So, let's just say that I enjoyed myself immensely. I got a glass of wine. My friend, Miss C came along too even though she had been very sick. I'd seen The Life on Earth before and really hadn't liked their arty-jazz schtick. It worked less well without the video accompaniment.
Roddy's work though seemed very subtle and even funny at times. He slivered samples of various spirituals from different cultures then transformed those sounds into a Morse code of electronic unease. Roddy wisely let his music continue when he began Remi's video accompanyment. What began as colored squares eventually turned out to be pixelated pictures of the war in Iraq.
Another thing that was interesting was watching Roddy do this. It's always interesting watching people do something they love. I like the way that his body language emphasized each part he added or subtracted. It was a kind of thrust dancing and it was fun.
I wish more people had been there to see it. And one day, there will be, dammit.
Posted by deaconmf at December 28, 2004 01:53 PM
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