AUTRMX is an experimental video edited using MAX/MSP and a normal cutting software. This project came out from my previous work called “Authority” where a policeman behaves different moods while talking a nonsense text with someone. During the movie he changes his mood between very calm and indifferent to angry and nervous. This film, as the previous installation "Authority", is a metaphor of Foucault’s power theory in modern societies. Power accordind Foucault is not fixed but in constant movement.

"...in a society such as ours...there are manifold relations of power that permeate, characterize and constitute the social body, and these relations of power cannot themselves be established, consolidated nor implemented without the production, accumulation, circulation and functioning of a discourse."

Michel Foucault

In order to give the feeling of no understanding about what the policeman says we decided to make the policeman with no nationality. It means that anyone can feel this strange sensation independent of what mother tongue he has. Then, I decided to use some kind of Dadaist language like the examples we found in the works of Kurt Scwitters and Ernst Jandl.

wünschen Sie es tun. nein,
was hier? Sie wünschen es
können Sie nein, tun. was
was wünschen Sie hier? können
wünschen Sie können Sie es
nein, Sie hier? wünschen tun.

wish you to do. no.
what here? you wish it.
can you? no, do, what
what wish you do here? can
wish you can it
no, you here? wish to do.

As AUTRMX is a video it only needs a DVD player. Also available in mini DV format.

It can be also be and interactive video installation with the max/msp editing the movie in real time. In this case should be necessary a computer (mac G5) with monitor or projector. The final set up depends on the available space.

2009

08 November - Best off at Cine Moviemento in Linz (Austria).

11th July - Festival Miden 2009 in Kalamata (Greece).
www.festivalmiden.gr

8 and 13May broadcasting at Transferatv
http://www.transfera.es/programa33.html

2008

5 and 6 December - I Freedom of Choice International Video and Film Peace Festiva, in Lisbon (Portugal). http://focfest.wordpress.com/

9th to 13th October - 11th Festival of New Media Arts “HOLLYWOULD...”, in Los Angeles (EUA). http://www.freewaves.org/

25 to 30th March - Bangkok Experimental Film Festival - BEFF 5. www.project304.org/beff5

Ricardo Nascimento,
Master Student, Kunstuniversität Linz, Interface Culture.
ricardo [at] popkalab.com

I would like to thank Manuel Klein for the great acting, Jona Hoier and Andreas Zingerle for helping me in the shooting section. I also would like to tanks the great artist Moby who made the soundtrack and his wonderfull iniciative http://www.mobygratis.com and many thanks to Fabiana Shizue for the great make-up.