Newark Is Burning

Arahan Claveau's machinima response to the recent events surrounding Newark Is Watching:

'Less Than Human'

Less Than Human

Ballpoint pen on paper
Approx. 11 in. x 8.5 in.
(2010)

"...Must have died a thousand times
I must have died a thousand times
I must have died a thousand times
Feeling less than human
I surmise I'm less than human...

...Must have cried a thousand times
Must have cried a thousand times
I must have cried a thousand times
Feeling less than human
I surmise I'm less than human..."
-- The Chameleons

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9cN3VWokuM

My Second-Life-self featured in machinima by Lyric Lundquist

Lyric Lundquist contacted me recently and asked if I would allow her to film some footage of me in Second Life in my installation, 'Ornamental Love.' On her Flickr page of the completed machinima, titled 'ordinary can be so dreary,' she says:

lately i've been getting loads of footage in sl of many incredible artists and friends. i was originally going to make one MASSIVE machinima with everyone in it but changed my mind. instead i'm grouping footage together to make more.

hope you enjoy this one as much i did making it.

Thanks for including me in your project, Lyric!

(If you cannot see the above Youtube video, click here for a direct link. Watching in High Quality is recommended.)

'not being able to create art / they will not understand art'

(if you cannot see the above video, click here)

The Genius Of The Crowd
Charles Bukowski

there is enough treachery, hatred violence absurdity in the average human being to supply any given army on any given day

and the best at murder are those who preach against it
and the best at hate are those who preach love
and the best at war finally are those who preach peace

those who preach god, need god
those who preach peace do not have peace
those who preach peace do not have love

beware the preachers
beware the knowers
beware those who are always reading books
beware those who either detest poverty
or are proud of it
beware those quick to praise
for they need praise in return
beware those who are quick to censor
they are afraid of what they do not know
beware those who seek constant crowds
for they are nothing alone
beware the average man the average woman
beware their love, their love is average
seeks average

but there is genius in their hatred
there is enough genius in their hatred to kill you
to kill anybody
not wanting solitude
not understanding solitude
they will attempt to destroy anything
that differs from their own
not being able to create art
they will not understand art
they will consider their failure as creators
only as a failure of the world
not being able to love fully
they will believe your love incomplete
and then they will hate you
and their hatred will be perfect

like a shining diamond
like a knife
like a mountain
like a tiger
like hemlock

their finest art

And now for something completely, uh, WTF!

[ Click Here if you can't see the above video ]

Hahahaha, FUCK!!

ORIENTATION at PICNIC '08

Live recorded footage from Amsterdam:



(World of SL readers, please click here for a link to the video.)

Some of my artwork featured in recent machinima

"Chasm" featured in this machinima by Ravenelle Zugzwang:



"Just Fucking Die Already" in this machinima by Penumbra Carter:


Thanks, Ravenelle and Penumbra! :)

'Chasm' recorded live on uStream.tv

AnthonyFontana Chevalier sent me a message through Facebook just this morning telling me that he had taken some live video at 'Chasm':

Thanks, AnthonyFontana!