I’ve just come across this fantastic bit of video (thanks to this Gawker article); its’ inspired by the Alvin Lucier piece recently performed in Perth by the new music ensemble Decibel with Peter Holland on vocals, I Am Sitting In A Room.

Sound artist Ontologist has taken the original concept of that piece in a very different direction and has ended up with one of the more elegant pieces of video art around on the web. He recorded a monologue, uploaded it to Youtube, then downloaded it and re-uploaded it 1000 times. The result is that most of what you see is Youtube’s inbuilt compression algorhythm gone wild. It’s also the first time I’ve ever seen someone use the Youtube platform itself to create an artwork. I dig it.

You may or may not dig it, but it won’t take up much of your time so have a look. If you’re into it, click through to the videos on youtube and there’s all 1000 of the variations sitting there, begging to waste hours of your time. If you are into halloucinogenic drugs, this would make a very tidy accompaniment. Much better than that MGMT record you were considering reaching for anyway. I saw you. Don’t deny it. Go on; put it in the bin.

Number 1:

Number 100 (warning: LOUD):