Wolf Vostell

Sun In Your Head (1963)



Sun In Your Head was first screened on September 14, 1963 as part of a larger 'happening' by Wolf Vostell called "9 Decollagen," which took place in nine different locations in Wuppertal, Germany. The film is based on Vostell’s principle of ‘décollage,' but since no commercially available moving image technology provided the playback aspects of video at the time, Vostell had to film distorted images off a TV screen and later compose the temporal sequence.

11 comments:

E Lynch said...
This comment has been removed by the author.
E Lynch said...

I followed you here from Rhizome;

The way you have written "had to use curved television screens..." makes it seem like the piece was "inferior" or "undersirable" to the artist at the time of its making. I don't think that is necesarily the case; nor do I not like the use of curved television screens on film, mediated media (as if we don't get enough of that these days!), especially from a film made in 1963 (from the perspective of a viewer in 2007).

João Ribas said...

I take it you must be refering to the post above that was deleted [not by me], as I don't make any pejorative mention of the technology in my brief note about the piece...

I merely describe the process Vostell used, albeit one limited by the existing technology: film formats which in fact did not provide instant playback or editing possibilities...

The date of the piece is interesting in light of the apocryphal story about Paik using one of the first Sony Portapaks.

Unknown said...

Welcome to jackcloths, Inc.Wearing moncler jackets men for men, no one can be soft as you.You can quickly find cheap moncler jackets such as men Moncler jackets, Moncler man jacket, Moncler jackets for.

wowgold said...

This post is great, it worth you pay a moment to see it.Runescape Gold

Unknown said...

A private buy gold gw2 Another factor that will ArenaNet provides excelled in each and every minute with the video game is the cheapest gw2 gold to have fun playing the individual history of each character.

Unknown said...

Excellent guide.It is one of the best article to read knowledge will increase. Your approach to this post is unique and appreciating. Help with Coursework

Lucy said...
This comment has been removed by the author.
Lucy said...

I really appreciate your hard working. You have done really great work. You did really great work. I appreciate your way of talking. Buy now our Heavy duty Rubber Grass Mats from our site http://groundreinforcementmeshuk.co.uk/grass-mats.html

Emily Stevens said...

The Web provides many tools that can play a fun and helpful role in Project Based Learning Project based learning is one of many active learning methods, providing students the opportunity to get actively involved in learning 3313 exam dumps, stepping away from Dumpsout exams

esha fatima said...

In the field student is also need essay writing services in pakistan and for their projects. It’s a very interesting work field and assignments are the basic need for the medical students.