For the debut screening of this one, the exhibition space was perfumed and citrus sweets were given to the visitors. It’s a pity we can’t experience the olfactory elements of these creations, but maybe you are able to get some synesthetic kicks from the animation!
This is the first film in a trilogy by Hungarian Sándor Reisenbüchler. It is based on a poem by Ferenc Juhász
At 04:28 you can see some characters resembling Wondjinas, so it is possible that Reisenbüchler was familiar with the work of the “ancient aliens” -freak Erich von Däniken.
Below are included the 2nd and 3rd part of the trilogy for reference. They make use of photomontage and collage techniques.
For its 3rd birthday the DPV is featuring a series of psychedelic videos specials which will run between the 22 and the 28 of April 2013. Stay tuned for more of our psychedelic specials.
Back in the early 1980s software pirate groups started to incorporate audiovisual introductions into their cracked releases. The intros evolved into a form of art, combining code wizardry with music and graphics. With the forming of groups and organizing of competitions, the demoscene was born.
Coders today can either use powerful modern hardware and GPU effects or milk vintage hardware for all its worth.
There has been a strong current of psychedelic visionary demos in the scene throughout its history. The following videos provide a glimpse into this pulsating stream of imagination.
Spaceballs: State of the Art (1992)
flo: f.22 (2013)
Farbrausch: rove (fr-043) (2010)
Akronyme Analogiker: Hartverdrahtet (2012)
ASD: Electric Bullet (2010)
United Force & Digital Dynamite: The golden path (2009)
Soviet countries had their own scene starting in the late 1980s Poland and Czechoslovakia. The ZX Spectrum clone Pentagon was a popular platform. Here are some examples from the 2000s:
The Path by Cyberpunks Unity & Inward (Rus), 2004.
Mescaline Synesthesia by deMarche (Rus), 2009.
Your song is quiet, part 2 by elfh/inward (Rus) ps/tpolm (Pt) delilah/skim (Ita), 2007.