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Michael Snow, Prolific and Playful Artistic Polymath, Is Dead at 94

January 6, 2023 by sergneri Leave a Comment

He was a painter, a musician, a photographer and a sculptor. But he was best known for experimental (and often contentious) films like “Wavelength.” New York Times, Jan. 6, 2023 “I am not a professional,” he declared in a statement written for a group show catalog in 1967. “My paintings are done by a filmmaker, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Arts, Content, Faits Divers, Obituaries, Photography, Thinking about Tagged: animation, Annette Michelson, Canadian, Cecil Taylor, filmmaker, Hollis Frampton, jazz pianist, Jonas Mekas, Joyce Wieland, Ken Jacobs, Michael Snow, movie, painter, photographer, polymath, Richard Foreman, Richard Serra, sculptor, Steve Reich, Toronto, Wavelength

Orchid Flowers

June 23, 2014 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Orchids make great pets.

Posted in: Content, Photography Tagged: digital photography, Orchids

Crows at Dawn

June 23, 2014 by sergneri Leave a Comment
Posted in: Content, Photography Tagged: Crow, dawn, morning, Neuchatel, Switzerland

Time Lapse

February 19, 2014 by sergneri 2 Comments

I’ve been fascinated by time-lapse photography since the days when the Wonderful World of Disney was the only color television show and they had those great nature films. You can see the time-lapse film I’ve made over the last few weeks here http://www.sergneri.net/weather_data/index.php. I included some of the older time-lapse I’ve made over the years … [Read more…]

Posted in: Content, Photography Tagged: Neuchatel, Switzerland, time lapse, video, weather

Apostles of Moudon

February 19, 2014 by sergneri Leave a Comment

While attending fashnact in Moudon Switzerland circa 2008, I photographed these three individuals in the crowd. They inspired the creation of the digital collage seen here. I have no idea who they are save for the fact that there is a home for people with disabilities in Moudon, I think they may be residents. (Originally … [Read more…]

Posted in: Content, Photography Tagged: 2008, Apostles, Collage, digital collage, fashnact, Moudon, Switzerland

Take me to the river

February 18, 2014 by sergneri Leave a Comment
Posted in: Flying, Photography Tagged: Flying, FPV, Hexacopter, Radio Control

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