Author Archives: bkp

watching watching

Posted on December 11, 2012 by bkp

1750s Japan These two images by Suzuki Harunobu are shunga – japanese erotic and pornographic wood block prints from the 18th, 19th and early 20th century. Shunga had a wide and popular audience, and depict a (very) wide selection of … Continue reading →

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whatever

Posted on November 28, 2012 by bkp

At this moment the pseudo-Veronique returned from the bar with her friends; she was deep in conversation with a young black guy, or rather half black. He was slightly older than her; I reckoned he could be about twenty…. After … Continue reading →

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statues also die – chris marker and alain resnais 1953

Posted on November 19, 2012 by bkp
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an electric shock

Posted on November 5, 2012 by bkp

Yesterday I was writing about our investigations into running the Bioskop cinema off heavy duty 12 volt batteries, and the anxiety we felt about the dangers of electrocuting our audience… This morning I was in the kitchen in dressing gown … Continue reading →

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bioskop at the film exercise – film programme

Posted on October 31, 2012 by bkp

Le Débarquement du Congrès de Photographie à Lyon – Lumiere Brothers 1895 Barry Salt: The members of the French photographic society would have seen many attempts at making moving pictures over the previous few years and are well aware of … Continue reading →

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batteries and projectors – bioskop consumer test

Posted on October 31, 2012 by bkp

A Report from the Bioskop R+D dept. Although we’ve been thinking about it for a while, Institution was the first bioskop event where we experimented running projectors off batteries. The site was underground – so using a generator was going … Continue reading →

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in a ditch

Posted on October 31, 2012 by bkp
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deep outside – recce 2

Posted on October 30, 2012 by bkp
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bioskop vs Sheri Guywin vs LTA

Posted on October 30, 2012 by bkp

The bioskop went along to the Bring Your Own Beamer event at Spike Island on Friday 29/10/12. Here’s a rough chop of some of the footage from the night – thanks to Gemma, Helen, David and Jem Below are stills … Continue reading →

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bioskop at the film exercise

Posted on October 29, 2012 by bkp

In October the bioskop were invited to curate an edition of Bridget Crone and Al Cameron’s excellent Film Exercise. We put together a programme of six films and a live performance – chosen for an off-site location under Bristol city … Continue reading →

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