Directions by by Robert Fitterman and Steve Giasson

Via Derek Beaulieu:

For Les Figues Press’ fundraising auction, Fitterman offered something called “Not A Thing;” an offer to collaborate on a conceptual text.

Giasson won the bid and together they came up with a text titled Directions where they chart out the various ways to get from Fitterman’s apartment to Giasson’s … car, ship, plan, bicycle and more.

Published in an edition of 60 handbound copies (30 of which are for sale), each copy has handcut BFKRives covers.

Directions is available for $8 (shipping included).

To order, please email derek@housepress.ca

I married a foley footstep

As part of the UnSpooling exhibition/events Matt Wand & Ben Gwilliam will be showing for the first time ” I Married a Foley Footstep! ” a Super8 movie – live Foley Sound performance,, it’s aprox. 27 minutes long, it’s black & white and it will be first up at 7.30pm sharp.

Though the night is billed as an evening of ‘Expanded Cinema’ in fact I would describe this piece as ‘Reductionist’ & possibly ‘ ad absurdium ‘

Synopsis: The mandatory Comedy-Nihilist journey of life towards an end we all know but avoid mentioning and keep walking despite.
Influences: Many… but possibly most significantly Cleo Ubelmann’s little seen ‘Mano Destra’

Other cinematic niceness that will probably knock our modest effort for six during the evening :
Sally Golding and Kerry Laitala toy with cinematic conventions in several new expanded cinema performances,
Greg Pope’s Cipher Screen, with a live processed soundtrack performed by Lee Patterson, gets a UK debut;
and Cartune Xprez will perform a surreal blend of animation, video theatre and general psychedelic madness.

£5, 5th October

The Greenroom, Manchester

Via Matt Wand