This installment of Flash Fwd comes courtesy of my we-go-way-back friend Prolifik. He’s one of my main suppliers of amusing internet things, so when he sent me a link to www.larsholdhus.com I clicked expecting comedy. And it is, but it’s so much more. First, some background…
Of the myriad improvements that Web 2.0 has brought to life on earth (heightened efficiency, greater connectedness, mobility, freedom of expression, etc.) there are two particular components that I cherish above all others. They are:
1. Clips of unfamous people awkwardly mouthing the words to famous pop songs
2. Webcam erotica
So any dummy can find and enjoy these things, but only an artist (like Lars Holdhus) would ever think to put them together, and not as some cut & paste mash-up thing either, but in real time (not RealTime) through the medium that sites like youtube were supposed to smother: video art. “We should still move on” (2007) is not your run of the mill TV host vomiting or crack head preacher dancing clip. If anything, it adds much needed dignity to the venues that have been so degraded by that kind of frivolous material. Enjoy
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Lars Holdhus said on Oct 15 07 at 17:04[...] took this blog to let me in on the idea that this guy is doing a mash-up of the two supposedly most common things [...]
Bunny said on Oct 15 07 at 16:46Thank you for explaining this project. I have been scratching my head for hours, no joke.
Brendan said on Oct 18 07 at 20:25Well, any time.
Of course, this is just what I liked about it. I have no idea what the original intention was.Nice site by the way. I’ll be visiting.
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