The Archaeology of Hope
It's very exciting to see that the catalogue for the Archaeology of Hope, an international surrealist game, exhibition and ritual held on the Isle of Wight in 2017, is now available from Head Louse Press. This [...]
Mattias Forshage – and some unexplained occurrences of aquatic faunas
and some unexplained occurrences of aquatic faunas By Mattias Forshage Head Louse Press & Peculiar Mormyrid Press Print Copy | Appendix Volume: Dream Stories Print Copy | Free Ebook MATTIAS FORSHAGE The semi-aquatic and [...]
Michel Zimbacca – Libre Moiseau
Parisian surrealist Michel Zimbacca's first solo exhibition will be taking place soon in Paris: LIBRE MOISEAU Paintings, collages, drawings, objects October 14th-28th 2017 Vernissage on the 14th, from 6:00-10:00 p.m. Closing Event on the 18th, [...]
Oneiric Warning by Jason Abdelhadi
One night as I was drifting off to sleep, the idea occurred to me that, just like a film, the start of a dream might also be preceded by a sort of copyright infringement warning: [...]
Possibly in Michigan (1983)
In case anybody hasn't seen this gem yet, the full film is available here.
Hagstone Review—Rings A Bell
In the creepiest corner of the commodity market, among the cheapest and most embarrassing DREGS of garage sales and bargain bins and used-book stores, a new spirit is forming from the misshapen, the forgotten, the [...]
Chance Meeting on a Dissecting Table of the Crescent Leave and the Pellucid Bone Spur
Made during the Solar eclipse of Aug 21, 2017 OTTAWA Jason Abdelhadi Syringes / 66 Broken Necks / 350 Turbines / 3 Trombones / 1134247 Maniacs / 778 Chess / 0995 In the fangs of [...]
The Pogo Enigma
SC: Mattias Forshage mentioned Pogo and the Okefenokee in an email, which set me off on a Pogo hunt, feeling something needed exploring down there in a vague sort of way. We only had time [...]
Erotic Substitution
Game: Find a pornographic story, ad, or poem (From places like Literotica etc.) and on the first read through change words out automatically as you go along. Steven Desperate to Sponge Ch. 03 Freud had [...]
Drawing game
SC: We cut out small pieces of paper and each person created the outline of a random shape (first image is an example), then passed it to the person next to them. That person filled [...]
Rikki Ducornet & Margie McDonald – Crazy Happy
Crazy Happy June 29 - July 30 Painted Scrolls by Rikki Ducornet & Sculpture by Margie McDonald Northwind Gallery, Port Townsend, WA, 2017. In my book of essays, The Deep Zoo, I wonder: What if, [...]
Translation Game – with Josef Janda & Václav Švankmajer
Rules: Write a surrealist translation of poem in a language which you cannot read. Václav Švankmajer original: Casi Cline Prevent Saliva Miscarriage no cracks present just skulls to visit predispositions deliriously … mate radishes noble [...]
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF HOPE
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF HOPE Objects excavated from the future Surrealist exhibition in a hut on Small Hope Beach, Shanklin Saturday 17 – Friday 23 June + SURREALIST SUMMER SOLSTICE an evening of talks, performances and [...]