November 08
Welcome to Mars: Fantasies of Science in the American Century 1947-1959
293pp, illustrated, published by Strange Attractor Press.
Available from Amazon.
‘Welcome to Mars is a map of the post-war Zone, a non-fiction Gravity’s Rainbow that follows the arc of Germany’s V2 rocket to the end of the rainbow – to America’ Erik Davis, author of Techgnosis
‘Ken Hollings shows brilliantly how the extraordinary web of technologies that drove the cold war have shaped not just our culture but the very way we think of ourselves as human beings. Welcome To Mars offers a rare and fascinating glimpse of the roots of the strange humanoid culture we live in today’ Adam Curtis, director of The Power of Nightmares and Century of the Self
‘Ken Hollings has placed his critical focus at the precise point where the high technologies of information control and social manipulation intersect the passionate search for scientific ways to probe the human mind. Welcome to Mars is a searingly accurate and deeply disturbing exposé of the fantasies of American modernism that have inspired the many nightmares and the few hopeful visions of our new Millennium’ Dr Jacques Vallee, author of The Network Revolution and Passport to Magonia
‘Ken Hollings is brilliant as always’ – Aleksandra Mir
To read a press release for this book, click here.
April 08
‘Real English Tea Made Here’
Publication of a short critical essay on William S Burroughs’ early tape-recorder experiments in the April issue of The Wire.
March 08
‘Other Channels’
Specially commissioned text for the Ghost Box album release Other Channels by the Advisory Council as part of a booklet designed by Julian House.
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Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts
Sunday, 25 January 2009
Lectures 2008
December 08
THE PURPLE DEATH: Further Notes on Camp and the Rise of the Lowbrow, The Bright Labyrinth, Lecture Five
MORPHOLOGY OF THE WOUND: Bodily Images of Ecstasy and Excess, The Bright Labyrinth, Lecture Four
November 08
‘No Retreat, No Surrender: Images of Ecstasy and Excess in Sport’ Joint lecture presentation with Dr Axel Vogelsang at University of Applied Sciences and Art, Institute of Design in Lucerne – containing preparatory material from ‘Morphology of the Wound’
‘Information as Art Form’ A lecture at Bern University of the Arts on the role of research and interdisciplinary practice in the use of text, music and film: an expanded version of the Walsall College lecture, including a screening of ‘SpaceBaby’, plus a presentation on the themes of ‘Welcome to Mars’ and a reading from the book. This was followed by an afternoon workshop with the students and Dr Axel Vogelsang
‘Welcome to the Labyrinth’ An informal talk given at the University of Applied Sciences and Art, Institute of Design in Lucerne, based on the first lecture in the Bright Labyrinth series exploring the digital regime, ‘assemblage critique’ and the concept of design as thought.
TOWARDS A SOCIAL HISTORY OF MACHINES: History and Hardware, The Bright Labyrinth, Lecture Three
THE FUTURE IS WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU’RE DEAD: We Connect Marshall McLuhan with Herbert Marcuse, The Bright Labyrinth, Lecture Two
October 08
WELCOME TO THE LABYRINTH: Travels in the Digital Regime, The Bright Labyrinth, Lecture One
January 08
‘Information as Art Form’ Lecture on the use of text, music and video to Fine Art students at Walsall College
THE PURPLE DEATH: Further Notes on Camp and the Rise of the Lowbrow, The Bright Labyrinth, Lecture Five
MORPHOLOGY OF THE WOUND: Bodily Images of Ecstasy and Excess, The Bright Labyrinth, Lecture Four
November 08
‘No Retreat, No Surrender: Images of Ecstasy and Excess in Sport’ Joint lecture presentation with Dr Axel Vogelsang at University of Applied Sciences and Art, Institute of Design in Lucerne – containing preparatory material from ‘Morphology of the Wound’
‘Information as Art Form’ A lecture at Bern University of the Arts on the role of research and interdisciplinary practice in the use of text, music and film: an expanded version of the Walsall College lecture, including a screening of ‘SpaceBaby’, plus a presentation on the themes of ‘Welcome to Mars’ and a reading from the book. This was followed by an afternoon workshop with the students and Dr Axel Vogelsang
‘Welcome to the Labyrinth’ An informal talk given at the University of Applied Sciences and Art, Institute of Design in Lucerne, based on the first lecture in the Bright Labyrinth series exploring the digital regime, ‘assemblage critique’ and the concept of design as thought.
TOWARDS A SOCIAL HISTORY OF MACHINES: History and Hardware, The Bright Labyrinth, Lecture Three
THE FUTURE IS WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU’RE DEAD: We Connect Marshall McLuhan with Herbert Marcuse, The Bright Labyrinth, Lecture Two
October 08
WELCOME TO THE LABYRINTH: Travels in the Digital Regime, The Bright Labyrinth, Lecture One
January 08
‘Information as Art Form’ Lecture on the use of text, music and video to Fine Art students at Walsall College
Saturday, 24 January 2009
Events and Performances 2008
December 08
‘Welcome to Mars’
Reading from Welcome to Mars with screening and electronic soundtrack at Phlight before an invited audience
November 08
‘Mondo Mancunia’
A series of performances and events curated by Graham Massey of 808 State at the Shunt Vault from November 20-23
Night #4 Biting Tongues
Night #3 Biting Tongues
Night #2 Welcome to Mars and Dr X
Night #1 Ego In Exotica Sum
‘Welcome to Mars’
Live presentation and reading at a reception at the Horse Hospital to celebrate the publication of Welcome to Mars by Strange Attractor Press
Related posts: Video of Ken Hollings reading from his book Welcome to Mars
October 08
‘The Net’
Introducing Lutz Dammbeck’s feature film The Net at the Roxy Bar and Screen, event organized by Electric Sheep magazine
‘Mambo Italiano’
Live dialogue with Francesco Adinolfi, author of Mondo Exotica at Barbican 2 Cinema, with a screening of Mario Bava’s Danger: Diabolik. Event recorded by Resonance FM for broadcast in 2009.
September 08
‘Welcome to Mars’
Reading from Welcome to Mars with screening and electronic soundtrack held at the Other Cinema in San Francisco.
‘First Love’
Reading at the Horse Hospital as part of an evening of events to celebrate its fifteenth birthday. A slightly expanded version of this story is published in early 2009.
June 08
‘Welcome to Mars’
Reading from Welcome to Mars, live electronic music by Simon James, with tape loop manipulation by Curtis James, at the Conway Hall as part of Interesting 08. This event was recorded and subsequently released on the Welcome to Mars CD given away with the first 250 copies of the book.
May 08
‘Unnatural Histories’ Curated the ‘Unnatural Histories’ event at the Bethnal Green Workingman’s Club with Mark Pilkington to complete the Rational Rec 08 season. Contributors included London Fieldworks with Steve Beard, Gary Lachman a Ghost Box and a performance of ‘Prayer to Gojira’ with KH, Oort and Bruce Woolley.
April 08
‘Memories of the Future’/‘Born Under Sputnik’
Reading and performances with the Radio Science Orchestra at the Institute of Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts, University of Bath: part one featured extracts from Welcome to Mars and the second was a revised version of the ICA Sputnik show from October 07.
‘Betamax’
Reading and presentation from London Noir with Cathiu Unsworth and Martyn Waites at Foyles Book Shop in Charing X Cross to help promote ‘Get London Reading’ week. To hear a recording of the readings, click here.
‘Welcome to Mars’
Reading from Welcome to Mars with screening and electronic soundtrack at Phlight before an invited audience
November 08
‘Mondo Mancunia’
A series of performances and events curated by Graham Massey of 808 State at the Shunt Vault from November 20-23
Night #4 Biting Tongues
Night #3 Biting Tongues
Night #2 Welcome to Mars and Dr X
Night #1 Ego In Exotica Sum
‘Welcome to Mars’
Live presentation and reading at a reception at the Horse Hospital to celebrate the publication of Welcome to Mars by Strange Attractor Press
Related posts: Video of Ken Hollings reading from his book Welcome to Mars
October 08
‘The Net’
Introducing Lutz Dammbeck’s feature film The Net at the Roxy Bar and Screen, event organized by Electric Sheep magazine
‘Mambo Italiano’
Live dialogue with Francesco Adinolfi, author of Mondo Exotica at Barbican 2 Cinema, with a screening of Mario Bava’s Danger: Diabolik. Event recorded by Resonance FM for broadcast in 2009.
September 08
‘Welcome to Mars’
Reading from Welcome to Mars with screening and electronic soundtrack held at the Other Cinema in San Francisco.
‘First Love’
Reading at the Horse Hospital as part of an evening of events to celebrate its fifteenth birthday. A slightly expanded version of this story is published in early 2009.
June 08
‘Welcome to Mars’
Reading from Welcome to Mars, live electronic music by Simon James, with tape loop manipulation by Curtis James, at the Conway Hall as part of Interesting 08. This event was recorded and subsequently released on the Welcome to Mars CD given away with the first 250 copies of the book.
May 08
‘Unnatural Histories’ Curated the ‘Unnatural Histories’ event at the Bethnal Green Workingman’s Club with Mark Pilkington to complete the Rational Rec 08 season. Contributors included London Fieldworks with Steve Beard, Gary Lachman a Ghost Box and a performance of ‘Prayer to Gojira’ with KH, Oort and Bruce Woolley.
April 08
‘Memories of the Future’/‘Born Under Sputnik’
Reading and performances with the Radio Science Orchestra at the Institute of Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts, University of Bath: part one featured extracts from Welcome to Mars and the second was a revised version of the ICA Sputnik show from October 07.
‘Betamax’
Reading and presentation from London Noir with Cathiu Unsworth and Martyn Waites at Foyles Book Shop in Charing X Cross to help promote ‘Get London Reading’ week. To hear a recording of the readings, click here.
Audiovisual 2008
December 08
‘Welcome to Mars’
Programmes 9 -12 repeated on Resonance FM
Episode 12: Teenagers from Outer Space
Episode 11: Battle for the Mind
Episode 10: Contact with Space
Episode 9: Greetings, My Friend!
November 08
‘Welcome to Mars’
Programmes 5-8 repeated on Resonance FM
Episode 8: Popular Mechanics
Episode 7: Meet the Monsters
Episode 6: Other Tongues, Other Flesh
Episode 5: Red Planet
October 08
‘Welcome to Mars’
Programmes 1-4 repeated on Resonance FM
Episode 4: Absolute Elsewhere
Episode 3: Cheapness and Splendour
Episode 2: Flying Saucers over America
Episode 1: Rebuilding Lemuria
The complete Welcome to Mars is available as a series of podcasts. To download them for free, click here.
July 08
‘All Your Tomorrows Today’
KH’s extended feature on the history of the RAND Corporation gets a repeat airing on BBC Radio 3. To hear an MP3 of programme, click here.
‘Dr X: A Version of Events’
A short film documenting various performances of this text, at the Royal Institution, the Green Room Theatre and the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester is posted on YouTube. For further information on the posting click here.
To view the ‘Skeleton Dance’ interlude from Dr X, click here.
‘Speed Data Radio’
Participated in Resonance FM’s Speed Data Radio event as part of this year’s LIFT on the South Bank.
June 08
Space Baby
First screening of the London Fieldworks short film Space Baby, scripted by KH held at the Whitechapel gallery. The film was produced by Arts Catalyst and subsequently shown at Less Remote: a conference on space and space exploration held in Glasgow in September 08. For more information on Space Baby, click on my blog post for September 4 2008
Related post: SpaceBaby Online
‘Denture Beach’/‘Heart Disease’
Two tracks by Biting Tongues are featured on the latest CD release from LTM’s Auteur Labels series, ‘New Hormones 1977-1982’ (LTMCD 2492). Alongside Buzzcocks, The Tiller Boys and Eric Random, Biting Tongues are represented by ‘Denture Beach’ from their ‘Live It’ release, plus a version of ‘Heart Disease’, recorded at the ICA on May 24, 2003. To watch footage from the ICA show click here.
‘Welcome to Mars’
Programmes 9 -12 repeated on Resonance FM
Episode 12: Teenagers from Outer Space
Episode 11: Battle for the Mind
Episode 10: Contact with Space
Episode 9: Greetings, My Friend!
November 08
‘Welcome to Mars’
Programmes 5-8 repeated on Resonance FM
Episode 8: Popular Mechanics
Episode 7: Meet the Monsters
Episode 6: Other Tongues, Other Flesh
Episode 5: Red Planet
October 08
‘Welcome to Mars’
Programmes 1-4 repeated on Resonance FM
Episode 4: Absolute Elsewhere
Episode 3: Cheapness and Splendour
Episode 2: Flying Saucers over America
Episode 1: Rebuilding Lemuria
The complete Welcome to Mars is available as a series of podcasts. To download them for free, click here.
July 08
‘All Your Tomorrows Today’
KH’s extended feature on the history of the RAND Corporation gets a repeat airing on BBC Radio 3. To hear an MP3 of programme, click here.
‘Dr X: A Version of Events’
A short film documenting various performances of this text, at the Royal Institution, the Green Room Theatre and the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester is posted on YouTube. For further information on the posting click here.
To view the ‘Skeleton Dance’ interlude from Dr X, click here.
‘Speed Data Radio’
Participated in Resonance FM’s Speed Data Radio event as part of this year’s LIFT on the South Bank.
June 08
Space Baby
First screening of the London Fieldworks short film Space Baby, scripted by KH held at the Whitechapel gallery. The film was produced by Arts Catalyst and subsequently shown at Less Remote: a conference on space and space exploration held in Glasgow in September 08. For more information on Space Baby, click on my blog post for September 4 2008
Related post: SpaceBaby Online
‘Denture Beach’/‘Heart Disease’
Two tracks by Biting Tongues are featured on the latest CD release from LTM’s Auteur Labels series, ‘New Hormones 1977-1982’ (LTMCD 2492). Alongside Buzzcocks, The Tiller Boys and Eric Random, Biting Tongues are represented by ‘Denture Beach’ from their ‘Live It’ release, plus a version of ‘Heart Disease’, recorded at the ICA on May 24, 2003. To watch footage from the ICA show click here.
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