See this video from Clay Graham – lots of references to industrial culture/SRL/Mark Pauline and other friends Val Vale, Naut Humon, Clay Graham, James F.Ellis and Greg Kulz
Folk subcultures are emergent cultures that form out of some common situational experience, usually one that is challenging or from collective trauma. Folk subcultures are not just alternative expressions within a larger culture but rather emerge as a response to specific circumstances that shape the identity and practices of its members. This can include experiences of geographic isolation, socioeconomic challenges, or situational shared experience such as post-war disillusionment.
How do emergent folk subcultures form? How can we look at history to help us understand how situations can drive the emergent genesis of culture? How do subcultures express their shared experiences in art and music to become part of the collective zeitgeist?
Welcome to Episode 8 of The Richest Family, Emergent Situational Subcultures and The Industrial Folk Phenomenon where we discuss Hillbilly situational exceptionalism, folk subcultures, and the causes for the formation of the modern Industrial folk art experience. YOUTUBE – https://youtu.be/ZeF3zvAN–A TWITCH – https://www.twitch.tv/claytantor PODCAST – https://audioboom.com/channels/510513…
THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL VIDEO ALL VIDEO USED TO PRODUCE THIS VIDEO FALLS UNDER “FAIR USE”.
Listen to what he says too in about 54 min mark on the YouTube about how a lot of the subversive stuff is being done with AI now and the mainstream just don’t get it.
Printing out some of the old SRL posters to fill an order. I don’t have very many of the originals left so these are re-prints on fancy museum grade rag paper strictly for the SRL connoisseur available on our eBay store at srlsales.
From Jon Reiss:
Stay tuned for @8.above @jonreiss SRL documentary! Repost from @8.above
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Got back up to do a little shooting for my documentary about Mark Pauline @markpauline5 and Survival Research Laboratories. Did an interview with Mark and shot the current state of The Predator Arm – which is designed to let you feel what it will be like to be hunted by a machine – eventually the arm will go up to 100 mph.
One of four drive wheel assemblies for the Puncher Machine mobile base. These are 16 inch diameter Omni wheels Shown running at 48 V. Will be running these 0 to 48 V in different directions for moving the machine around. Soon I’ll have one more machine that presenters won’t allow me to use in their space!
#survivalresearchlabs
David Petchey installs the remote control for the predator arm. It allows Mark to specify movements via gesturing or drawing on the interface. It also allows one to check on all the relays and look at the robot remotely. Images and video from Karen Marcelo
Survival Research Laboratories was conceived of and founded by Mark Pauline in November 1978. Since its inception SRL has operated as an organization of creative technicians dedicated to re-directing the techniques, tools, and tenets of industry, science, and the military away from their typical manifestations in practicality, product or warfare. Since 1979, SRL has staged over 45 mechanized presentations in the United States and Europe. Each performance consists of a unique set of ritualized interactions between machines, robots, and special effects devices, employed in developing themes of socio-political satire. Humans are present only as audience or operators.
