“My relationship to JG Ballard had begun […] with our mutual interest in the work of the US artist Robert … More
Month: October 2010
Room 237
“Room 237: In King’s novel, the haunted room is numbered 217. In the movie, it’s 237. Why? “Because the average … More
The Colour of Nothing: Contemporary Video Art, SF and the Postmodern Sublime
Now let us do an imaginary jump cut to an all-encompassing whiteness.
Nature’s divinely instituted grand scheme
“The Voyage of Life was “modern” in its own way: in particular, that it had enough in common with cinema … More
Infinitely extending lines
“For mathematicians, the parallel is defined by lines extending to infinity without intersecting. Gursky invites us to imagine that his … More
