Comments on: sixth map

By: Taylor Street Studio

Taylor Street Studio — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:23:23 +0000

Daniel Liss’ Sixth Map…

“The things of this world are vessels, entrances for stories; when we touch them or tumble into them, we fall into their labyrinthine resonances. The world is no longer divided then, into those convenient categories of subject and object, and the wor…

By: kath

kath — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 14:07:48 +0000

that’s a brilliant story & wonderful film. I think you should show it at a film festival or one of those short film programs. I believed every word – from watching it, I thought the assignment was to goto a place where a family memory had happened and tell us a personal story. then I read the actual assignment (I’ve been watching then finding out what the assignment was)

amazing! I just don’t have the words..

By: Erin Nealey

Erin Nealey — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 03:05:00 +0000

I’ve been meaning to post a comment here for awhile now.. sorry it’s taken me so long! I thoroughly enjoyed watching ALL your videos for Seven Maps, and this is my favorite one Funny and beautiful at the same time. Thanks so much for your videos Daniel. Always inspiring.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 04:34:00 +0000

I think the was the funniest yet. Yet it still is beautiful. Always your videos are beautiful. Music, editing, effects, shots, storytelling just all of it. but you know that already. Now I agree I hope the next video I watch is like suggested above a “proper” videoblogger’s post camera at arms length in your face. And why not you could probably make that beautiful too.

By: Nathan Miller

Nathan Miller — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 08:54:06 +0000

Yes, I agree with Verdi…

This video was outstanding.

Would love to know how you went about putting it together…

Excellent storytelling.

By: Verdi

Verdi — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 01:09:05 +0000

We watched all of these videos back to back at our NODE101 thing today. I noticed that numbers 1 and 2 are much closer to things you’ve made in the past and they didn’t get much reaction from our littly crowd. Maps 3, 4, 5, and 6 engaged people much more – got them talking and laughing (plus one gasp at the revalation of “you” on the mirror). And yet these still feel very “Daniel” to me.
So that’s what I noticed. I love them all and now I’m really curious to see what you’ll come up with for #7.

By: sam

sam — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 23:24:10 +0000

cher daniel,

j’ étais inquiet pour toi, et aussi, bien curieux.

curieux, de voir ta cartographie ensuite de ce pacte Faustien que tu t’ est imposé comme si, volontairement…

inquiet, parque ce gendre de pacte peut, dans ces circonstances, te rendre aveugle, blindé d’une carapace beaucoup trop étreinte. Une carapace qui va
filtrer tant de ton focus, de cette vision poétique et très personnelle, qui est la tienne: cette surface synaesthetique qui n’est pas une surface mais un tapis haptique, très feutré, sur lequel tu communique si bien. tons tapis volant, en sorte.

les premiers cinq cartes, ton époustouflées. mais dans la cinquième tu répond. tu revient, tu répond. oui, “l’ enfer c’est bien sur les autres”. Qui c’en mêlent , qui brouilles le courant, le train des choses… et ça s’embrouille… mais c’est le pacte qui demande ces intérêts…

et oui, dans la sixième tu revient.de bon. le banc, les fleurs, le poirrier, l’ histoire… mais surtout, la beauté simple, le regard qui revient: ton regard, pas celui des autres qui crient aux poses de bloggeur standardisé , pour enfin de te maître á leur niveau.
l’humour revient. subtil… enfin!

non: tu n’est pas un gladiateur. mais tu t’est battu avec courage et désperation.
j’apprécie beaucoup ton engagement.
mais: j’espère que tu reviendra. et, après un congé bien gagné, de re- voir ta vision personnelle

sans filtres, sans demandes, sans commandes, sans justifications…

ton regard.

le tient.

bonne chance !
et : merci de t’avoir exposé si vulnerablement. C’est très généreux.
le projet est intéressant. mais de même, très obligeant.

amicalement

sam.

PS: une lecture propice: Xavier de Maistre > Voyages autour de ma chambre
( journeys around my room)

By: Mazie Foster Fason

Mazie Foster Fason — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:57:27 +0000

Great fun, ever so clever! Hooray! Belle Mere

By: ryanne

ryanne — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 15:50:24 +0000

yes yes
this was an amazing piece.
i totally believed every word too.

By: Raymond

Raymond — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 13:04:08 +0000

Julie is a 7-year old girl here, she is the little sister of my little sister. My sister who is getting married today. Julie thinks the music is scary. She didn’t know what language you spoke, so I told her you spoke French. She has no conception of French, but she still knows that France is a country.

Whether this was easy for you to make, or not, is irrelevant. It was a masterful piece, and without these maps – these processes – it would not have been made. I am following the maps from western Norway, following the traces, I watched them all again yesterday, and I realize again what a fascinating project this is. The seven maps project as it is now is soon over, but I hope this will inspire others of us to challenge ourselves and each other, artistically as well perhaps, and that we as a community can create ever more interesting pieces.

Bravo, Daniel!