Select: A Night with Mark Titchner
Select: A Night with Mark Titchner was part of this Friday’s Late at Tate Britain night. The theme of the presentation was “the psychology of excess, control and altered states.” - sounds like a pretty normal Friday night, then.
You can read about Mark Titchner here and here.
This is an example of his work:
I thoroughly enjoyed the films he’d gathered together, so for the benefit of those of you who missed the event, I’ve put together a list of all the video clips he used, with links to the actual video where possible. Enjoy
Jennifer West - Naked Deep Creek Hot Springs Film Still pics only - this video was originally part of an installation and played as an endless loop.
John Latham - Talk Mr Bard (Still pic from the video half way down page)
Jennifer West - Tar Smell Film (still only)
John Spiteri - Omm Couldn’t find much about John Spiteri.
An interview with Gibby Haynes of Butthole Surfers LSD Test on British Troops Sharon Hayes - Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) Screed #16 Patricia Hearst Tape (#16 looks pretty much the same as #13, which was the one shown at the event)
John Spiteri - Can’t do that
CCTV footage of Symbionese Liberation Army robbing Hibernia Bank in 1974
Hot Buttered Popcorn Stairway to Heaven (Backwards with lyrics) Not the same film but same sort of thing.
John Latham - Britannica Still pic only - the original is an amusing idea but pretty dull to watch for six minutes.
Paul Sharits - Razor Blades Couldn’t find Razor Blades but this one’s very similar. Razor Blades is 25 minutes and projected onto two screens next to each other.
