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Man and his symbols II
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Man and his symbols II: “As the mind explorers the symbol, it is led to ideas that lie beyond the grasp of reason.” From Man and his Symbols, conceived and edited by Carl Jung. For this artwork I borrowed the title “Man and his Symbols” from the book mentioned above by Carl Jung, M-L…
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Warbling lines
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Warbling comes from the verb to warble: to sing in a gentle trilling manner. “In the Autumn and Winter, filming reflections on a lake is different every time, even if you go exactly on the same spot, using the same angle. The smallest weather change makes a big difference in texture, color, rhythm and…
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Sign of the times
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“Sign of the times” is an expression which means something generally negative, emblematic for the current period. In this video, Rudolf winks with an eye while stabbing with a dagger at what humankind does and where it finally may lead to. The message behind this short film is that we need to be careful…
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Cloudy waters
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A calm, meditative short film, showing reflections of clouds on the surface of a lake with natural environmental sound of water lapping against the border. Part of the art project “Patterns & rhythms in nature” – By Rudolf Boogerman. Recommended to use stereo speakers to get the best sound experience. Medium: Sony FX1 Camcorder Resolution:…
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With the flow
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A slow-motion video of the Ourthe, a river in the Ardennes. A yellow stone at the bottom of the river appears to be a glowing treasure that releases particles of itself into the stream. Part of the art research project – patterns & rhythms in nature. Video and soundtrack by Rudolf Boogerman. Medium: Sony FX1 Camcorder…
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Transition
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A calm and hypnotic short film showing the surface of a lake in Mol, Belgium. The footage alternates between forward playback and reverse at regular intervals. A guitar accent on top of the underlying soundtrack indicates the changeovers. Part of the art research project – patterns & rhythms in nature. Video and soundtrack by Rudolf Boogerman.…
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Metamorphosis
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Video with an ever changing “cascade” of forms resembling a metamorphosis of anything from birds to demons, depending on the spectator’s imagination. Filmed and edited by Rudolf Boogerman. Soundtrack: Mozart’s “Ave verum corpus” edited by Rudolf Boogerman There is also a #cryptoart version of 1 minute, 39 seconds, which is a complete remake, with vibrant…
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Moment of reflection
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Movement of reflection in water which from time to time changes into something abstract, almost like a painting. Other moments it appears to resemble electronic waves. The experiment is to stop the constant flow of automatic thinking, to finally slip into a mindset of reflection. Hence the title “Moment of reflection”, which at the same time is…
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Waves
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This video has a sort of hypnotic effect. When you watch it and you stop the video, it is as if the waves continue to move. This effect is comparable with walking in a forest for a while and stop moving, the trees seem to come towards you. Edited footage of waves, filmed in Barvaux…
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X video experiment
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Experiment with camcorder. Reflection on water, forming an cross. This art video formed the basis for “The Origin” an adapted version created as an 1/1 NFT on Ephimera, the lens-based NFT platform: https://ephimera.com/tokens/the-origin-204 Video by Rudolf Boogerman. Soundtrack: created with Karlheinz Essl’s FontanaMixer, using his samples. Medium: Sony FX1 Camcorder Resolution: 1920×1080 Length: 00:01:39
