title: Reframing the art of music video: “mismatched eyeballs” and reanimated collaborators

authors: Perrott, Lisa

subjects: Art

abstract: Just as music videos have been studied through many frames, so too, has David Bowie. When undertaking research for my book David Bowie and the Art of Music Video, a reframing process was necessary. This entailed starting from the premise that music videos are functionally diverse, complex audiovisual configurations that go well beyond serving as ­ a promotional tool for a musician or
as a stepping stone to auteurism for a director. This act of ‘reframing’ also involved examining Bowie’s creative process through a fresh lens. Through a combination of contextual research, interview materials, audience research, and multimodal analysis of Bowie’s videos, I demonstrate that Bowie played an important part in helping develop music video as a collaborative artform ­ with diverse functions, affects, and contributions to social, cultural, and political understandings. By reframing the art of music video, this book firmly places the spotlight onto the relations between collaborative process and audiovisual assemblage, demonstrating that music
video is a flexible form for transmedia storytelling, intertextuality, and the remediation of numerous artforms – all of which supports my argument that music video is a form worthy of deep analysis. By reflecting on my response to unique challenges (such as limited
opportunities to interview music video directors), this presentation will discuss my research process as an example of reframing the art (and research) of music video.

text: Reframing the art of music video: “mismatched eyeballs” and reanimated collaborators Just as music videos have been studied through many frames, so too, has David Bowie. When undertaking research for my book David Bowie and the Art of Music Video, a reframing process was necessary. This entailed starting from the premise that music videos are functionally diverse, complex audiovisual configurations that go well beyond serving as ­ a promotional tool for a musician or
as a stepping stone to auteurism for a director. This act of ‘reframing’ also involved examining Bowie’s creative process through a fresh lens. Through a combination of contextual research, interview materials, audience research, and multimodal analysis of Bowie’s videos, I demonstrate that Bowie played an important part in helping develop music video as a collaborative artform ­ with diverse functions, affects, and contributions to social, cultural, and political understandings. By reframing the art of music video, this book firmly places the spotlight onto the relations between collaborative process and audiovisual assemblage, demonstrating that music
video is a flexible form for transmedia storytelling, intertextuality, and the remediation of numerous artforms – all of which supports my argument that music video is a form worthy of deep analysis. By reflecting on my response to unique challenges (such as limited
opportunities to interview music video directors), this presentation will discuss my research process as an example of reframing the art (and research) of music video.

year: 2023-10-12

title: Spaces of relocation and trauma: affect and proximity after the Christchurch earthquakes, Aotearoa New Zealand

authors: Hutcheson, Gail Yvonne

subjects: Disasters; Relocation; Emotion; Affect; Trauma

abstract: This project combines established areas of geographical thought on disasters and natural hazards with emerging work on emotion and affect.

text: Spaces of relocation and trauma: affect and proximity after the Christchurch earthquakes, Aotearoa New Zealand This project combines established areas of geographical thought on disasters and natural hazards with emerging work on emotion and affect.

year: 2014

title: The discovery of the Waiorongomai goldfield in 1881

authors: Hart, Philip

abstract: The first reports of gold being found in the vicinity of the Waiorongomai Stream were made in early November 1880, and after the opening of the goldfield a small rush took place to this part of the mountain. The first claims were pegged out in December and the following January, encouraged by some gold being found, but few claims were registered, for most prospectors were quickly disappointed. Prospecting was difficult because of the rugged terrain and heavy bush, and interest quickly faded.
Then, in early October, Hone Werahiko announced his latest and best find and provided samples of payable ore taken from a large reef. Immense excitement ensued, as this was the first payable reef to be found, and after Werahiko led miners on an exhausting trip to his ‘New Find’ a rush set in and many claims were pegged out. The first official to inspect the ground anticipated that the reefs could be easily worked, once an access track was constructed. The small settlement of Te Aroha was revived because a real goldfield had been found, at last.

text: The discovery of the Waiorongomai goldfield in 1881 The first reports of gold being found in the vicinity of the Waiorongomai Stream were made in early November 1880, and after the opening of the goldfield a small rush took place to this part of the mountain. The first claims were pegged out in December and the following January, encouraged by some gold being found, but few claims were registered, for most prospectors were quickly disappointed. Prospecting was difficult because of the rugged terrain and heavy bush, and interest quickly faded.
Then, in early October, Hone Werahiko announced his latest and best find and provided samples of payable ore taken from a large reef. Immense excitement ensued, as this was the first payable reef to be found, and after Werahiko led miners on an exhausting trip to his ‘New Find’ a rush set in and many claims were pegged out. The first official to inspect the ground anticipated that the reefs could be easily worked, once an access track was constructed. The small settlement of Te Aroha was revived because a real goldfield had been found, at last.

year: 2016