![]() Photo © John Duncan |
![]() Photo © John Duncan |
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The CRAVING
2010 Gary Jo Gardenhire Melissa Pasut Produced and directed by John Duncan Music by Seijiro Murayama and John Duncan DVD released by Gallery Niklas Belenius Originally conceived as a hybrid video between the genres of erotic cinema and horror, The CRAVING evolved over a period of three years to become a 50-minute study in self-doubt. The result is a constantly-moving, amorphous Rorschach image defined almost entirely by the individual viewer, who determines but can rarely be certain of what is being projected. The visual elements are edited to the deliberately hypnotic soundtracks by percussionist Seijiro Murayama and Duncan. |
![]() Photo © John Duncan The TAILINGS 2010 Produced and directed by John Duncan Music by John Duncan DVD released by Von Archive, Italy |
![]() Photo © Melissa Pasut PHANTOM BROADCAST acoustic 2010 Produced and directed by John Duncan Music composed by John Duncan, performed by Ensemble Phoenix |
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Photo © John Duncan |
Photo © John Duncan |
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MAZE
1995 Locked naked and blind with strangers in a basement room...how long would we be left there? Still images taken during the MAZE event flash onscreen. Shortwave soundtrack by John Duncan. |
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THE IMMENSE ROOM 1991 Collage of images shot by Duncan in Tibet and Japan and from Japanese conventional broadcast television. Soundtrack: THE IMMENSE ROOM by John Duncan included on RIVER IN FLAMES ~ KLAAR solo 2-CD released by Staalplaat |
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ANTHEM 1988 Reichian breath exercize performed in an abandoned building used by heroin addicts. Soundtrack: sound of the performance. Produced for broadcast over Rabotnik TV, Amsterdam. PAL-format video released on Allquestions |
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TRIGGER 1988 Collage of images from Japanese conventional broadcast television, shot in Super-8 film at slow speed (12 frames/sec.). Soundtrack by John Duncan, with shortwave and electric ben-wa balls (an erotic device designed for women). PAL-format video released on Allquestions |
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BRUTAL BIRTHDAY 1988 Collage of images from American homosexual S/M films and Japanese conventional broadcast television shot in Super-8 film at slow speed (12 frames/sec.). Soundtrack by C.V. Massage (Yasunori Taniguchi, Katsu Mizumachi, John Duncan)recorded live at the premiere. PAL-format video released on Allquestions |
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TVC 1 1986 to 1987 Selections from pirate television broadcasts made with portable equipment built and operated by Duncan transmitted from randomly chosen sites in Tokyo using the frequency of NHK 1 after station signoff. PAL-format video released on Allquestions |
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SNAKE RIDE John Duncan LOVE HOTEL SURVEILLANCE Anonymous --- Rudolf Schwarzkogler (silent) --- Fumihiko Hosou |
Still from SNAKE RIDE |
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THE JOHN SEE SERIES
1986 to 1987 Adult video series produced for Kuki, Tokyo. Directed by John Duncan. Soundtracks by Duncan and Glawng Yao (on POWER LOVE). DOLL FALLEN ANGEL INKA AIDAYUKI PASSION POWER LOVE |
Production still from FALLEN ANGEL |
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PRAYER 1982 S/M video performed by anonymous actors, partially covered by still images from news, advertising and S/M magazines. Shortwave soundtrack by John Duncan. |
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HUMAN CHOIR 1979 A hand-held camera moves through rooms of an abandoned luxury hotel. Soundtrack: Various voices, recorded with a microphone and via telephone, giving fragments from their dreams. Produced for the series 30-Second Spotscommercial television broadcasts organized by the Long Beach Museum of Art, Los Angeles. |
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FREE 1976 1st Image: Duncan slowly cuts a wound into his hand with a large knife. Sound: Readings from descriptions of scatalogical sexual acts. 2nd Image: Ants crawl over Duncan's face. Sound: Life Song of the Flathead Native American Tribe sung by a female child. |