This is a static archive of content published by the Centre for Internet and Society, India, at cis-india.org. Content is reproduced under its original licence. It was migrated by an automated script and may contain errors. Report an issue

The Centre for Internet & SocietyArchive · 2008 to 2025

Event

Screening of Pixel Pirate II: Attack of the Astro Elvis Video Clone

Published
When
Fri 19 Dec 2008, 6:00 PM – Fri 19 Dec 2008, 8:00 PM IST
Where
Nani Cinematheque (at CFD), 5th Floor, Sona Towers, 71 Millers Road
Contact
Pranesh Prakash · +91 80 40926283

Artists Soda_Jerk will lead discussions after the screening of their narrative remix video Pixel Pirate II, a film that questions the current state of intellectual property laws (and is composed only of samples).

Pixel Pirate II - Still 2

Soda_Jerk (Dan & Dominique Angeloro) are two Sydney-based artists working collaboratively in the areas of video, photomedia and installation. They work exclusively with found material, recombining fragments of film footage, audio samples and vintage image culture to create new works.

Their hour-long narrative remix video "Pixel Pirate II: Attack of the Astro Elvis Video Clone" (2002-06) is a critique of intellectual property law that is constructed from samples pirated from over 300 film and music sources.  Think of it as a sci-fi/ biblical epic/ romance/ action movie that stars Elvis Presley, Moses, the Hulk, Michael Jackson, Jesus, Batman and the Ghostbusters. Since its 2006 launch at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney it has screened internationally in the Czech Republic, Germany, Scotland, the Netherlands, Mexico and India. Soda_Jerk will discuss the process and cultural context of their video remix practice and screen 'Pixel Pirate II' along with other excerpts from their work.

For more information about Soda_Jerk, and about Pixel Pirate II, please visit: http://www.sodajerk.com.au and http://www.pixelpirate2.com.