Comments on: The Second Life of Chris Marker

By: blindlibrarian

blindlibrarian — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:56:46 +0000

Hi Rainer. I’m working on this and will make it a page rather than a post. Thank you for allowing me to republish your essay. It will be a great addition to the site. I will be sure to include a link to the original pdf. More soon! Daniel (aka blindlibrarian aka Сталкер).

By: Rainer J. Hanshe

Rainer J. Hanshe — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:08:37 +0000

Thank you, Сталкер, for your gracious comments about my essay, and thanks to Bernhard for spreading the word about it. You are certainly welcome to republish the essay on your superlative site. It would be an honor for me. Please include a link to the original full pdf of Hyperion. Best, Rainer

By: Сталкер

Сталкер — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:47:15 +0000

Thank you! This essay is indeed brilliant, thought-provoking and well-presented graphically. Bravo to its author Rainer J. Hanshe. We hope he will consider allowing us to republish it here. Thanks again Bernhard for the tip, much appreciated.

By: Bernhard

Bernhard — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:15:19 +0000

Here’s an excellent essay on Marker’s THE HOLLOW MEN, currently on exhibit in NYC at Peter Blum Gallery:

http://www.nietzschecircle.com/Marker_Hyp_Apr_09.pdf

By: Eupalinos Ugajin in SL

Eupalinos Ugajin in SL — Sat, 30 May 2009 22:23:44 +0000

Here is a copy/paste of the chat this night : http://bit.ly/FH012
I was surprised Marker did not use “voice”, as if no one had told him it is possible in Second Life. Next time I hope.

By: blindlibrarian

blindlibrarian — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:18:06 +0000

Thank you djm for your insightful comments. I wonder if anyone recorded the event from within SL. That would be interested to view. Anyone else attend? Comments?

By: djm

djm — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:39:52 +0000

I thank Hayden for putting this event on, he has been a great currator overall and done a fantastic job bringing in different types of work (esp. Experimental Films).

That said, Hayden should have opened it up for questions much sooner as his questions were cloying and banal. Once it was opened to the audience it was a much better event but too short. They would have been better served showing Hollow Men and Silent Films beforehand so that time could be devoted to questions for Marker.

The more interesting questions were being asked by the party crashers in SL and they elicited the more interesting responses again but the exchanges were too few and took second fiddle to Hayden’s face time with Marker.

To me the most interesting exchanges were the the one that happened around the pictures in the gallery of Tarkovsky, Wenders, et. al. and the exchange on the island (Varga’s island?) at the end. This was the part where audience members were allowed to ask questions.

All in all a cool event that didn’t achieve its full potential but worthwhile nonetheless.

By: blindlibrarian

blindlibrarian — Sun, 17 May 2009 20:27:51 +0000

I wasn’t able to join in RL or SL. Thanks for the note. Any other reactions? Come on folks! Are comments going the way of the proverbial dinosaurs? Help a brother out!

By: yerpa

yerpa — Sun, 17 May 2009 07:48:13 +0000

so… the event was pretty lackluster. marker needs to learn to type with two hands. and hayden needs to tone down the pretentiousness lmao