17.03.2018
The second programme of Its origins are indeterminate, The black curtain is the instant when the eyes shut, looks at strategies of appropriation as spell-craft and conjuration. Circulation and versioning of texts and images from various sources becomes a form of viral spread. The programme’s title is extracted from Ring by Koji Suzuki.
Programme list:
The Artwork in the Age of Its Mechanical Reproducibility by Walter Benjamin as told to Keith Sanborn, Keith Sanborn, 1996, 3:38
Versions, Oliver Laric, 2010, 9:06
HELLO OLIVER LARIC :0), Gabrielle de la Puente & Zarina Muhammad, 2016, 1:58
Wrong then, wrong today, Katie Hare, 2016, 7:17
Object Interviews (Part III), Patrick Hough, 2015, 5:32
Specialized Technicians Required: Being Luis Porcar, Manuel Saiz, 2005, 1:47
Shuffle, Douglas Waterman, 1971, 4:00 (excerpt)
Amethyst, Linda Stupart, 2016, 0:56 (silent)
Colossal Cave, Graeme Arnfield, 2016, 11:12
Ceibas: Shannon’s Entropy, Evan Meaney, 2008, 5:54
Owed to (C)ode, Hannah Catherine Jones, 2014, 4:39
Ask the Insects, Steve Reinke, 2005, 7:19
Object Cinema, Darren Banks, 2016, 5:26
Respondent (performance): Uma Breakdown
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The black curtain is the instant when the eyes shut essay in programme guide available here.
![](http://www.erik-martinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/The-Artwork-in-the-Age-of-Its-Mechanical-Reproducibility_Keith-Sanborn_350x263.jpg)
The Artwork in the Age of Its Mechanical Reproducibility by Walter Benjamin as told to Keith Sanborn, Keith Sanborn, 1996
![](http://www.erik-martinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Versions_Oliver-Laric_400x225.jpg)
Versions, Oliver Laric, 2010
![](http://www.erik-martinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HELLO-OLIVER-LARIC_Gabrielle-de-la-Puente_Zarina-Muhammad_350x267.jpg)
HELLO OLIVER LARIC :0), Gabrielle de la Puente & Zarina Muhammad, 2016
![](http://www.erik-martinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Wrong-then-wrong-today_Katie-Hare_350x262.jpg)
Wrong then, wrong today, Katie Hare, 2016
![](http://www.erik-martinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Object-Interviews-Part-III_Patrick-Hough_400x225.jpg)
Object Interviews (Part III), Patrick Hough, 2015
![](http://www.erik-martinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Specialized-Technicians-Required_Manuel-Saiz_350x280.jpg)
Specialized Technicians Required: Being Luis Porcar, Manuel Saiz, 2005
![](http://www.erik-martinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Shuffle_Douglas-Waterman_350x246.jpg)
Shuffle, Douglas Waterman, 1971
![](http://www.erik-martinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Amethyst_Linda-Stupart_400x250.jpg)
Amethyst, Linda Stupart, 2016
![](http://www.erik-martinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Colossal-Cave_Graeme-Arnfield_400x227.jpg)
Colossal Cave, Graeme Arnfield, 2016
![](http://www.erik-martinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Ceibas-Shannons-Entropy_Evan-Meaney_350x233.jpg)
Ceibas: Shannon’s Entropy, Evan Meaney, 2008
![](http://www.erik-martinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Owed-to-Code_Hannah-Catherine-Jones_400x250.jpg)
Owed to (C)ode, Hannah Catherine Jones, 2014
![](http://www.erik-martinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ask-the-insects_Steve-Reinke_350x233.jpg)
Ask the Insects, Steve Reinke, 2005
![](http://www.erik-martinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Object-Cinema_Darren-Banks_400x225.jpg)
Object Cinema, Darren Banks, 2016
![](http://www.erik-martinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Uma-Breakdown_Performative-Response_diagram_500x236.jpg)
Diagram from performance, Uma Breakdown