Next time you encounter a CAPTCHA take a moment to appreciate this irony: no machine can fool a human into believing that it’s human, yet humans must constantly prove they are human to the machine world they’ve built around them.  11:30 minutes “Poa Alpina” by Biosphere

“It occurs to me that these poor ghost hunters have been captured on video and in that sense have already been forced into ghostly repetition.” 00:00 —Intro (“Hot enough for you?”) 01:21 —An intimate moment in the elevator… 03:01 —A page from an uncolored coloring book… 05:09 —Ghosts in the waiting room… 10:56 —The Doctor… … Continue reading 4. The Invisible Script

Looking at the TV it occurs to me that these poor ghost hunters have been captured on video and in that sense have already been forced into ghostly repetition . . . 16 minutes “Unseen Forces” and “Red Cabin” by Justin Walter

“A street person on a street corner is screaming street words—words that aren’t words, though they come into sharper focus whenever someone walks by.” 00:00 —TMI 01:46 —A sci-fi writer and a scientist disagree about dystopias… 03:55 —TMI 05:42 —A broken TV (signs of reality at the electronics store)… 07:59: —TMI 09:36 —A noise coming … Continue reading 3. TMI

Most people ignore him but occasionally someone looks in his direction as they pass, triggering an angry crescendo in the glossolalia streaming from him. The effect is rather like a radio signal full of static that becomes clearer when one stands near—or makes contact with—the antenna. 24:30 minutes “Disintegration Loops” by William Basinki

“I watch the novice robot mimicking his mentor’s demonstration of this glitchy dance from the near future of our distant past . . .“ 00:00 —Intro 00:59 —An early morning tongue bath… 03:13 —On the balcony with the Mummy and Shadow… 09:40 —Plato’s Cave-In… 18:17 —A dream of fire wood and ancient skulls… 19:30 minutes … Continue reading 2. Plato’s Cave-In

I watch the novice robot mimicking his mentor’s demonstration of this glitchy dance from the future of our distant past . . . 19:30 minutes “Pathologically Bored” by Deru

“My personal space has been invaded by a man looking for an invasion by an insect that practices an invasive form of procreation…” 0:00 —The bug-man… 04:15 —Do you ever suspect that the world actually did end in 2012 and we’ve simply failed to notice? … 04:56 —An elevator glitch leads to a staring contest … Continue reading 1. Somewhere in the Distant Present

At first, not being recognized by others bothered me. But then I saw the inherent freedom in playing the part of a complete stranger.  18 minutes “Poa Alpina” by Biosphere, “Unseen Forces” by Justin Walter