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Matt Heckert

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Matt Heckert

Matt Heckert is an American sound artist, born in 1957. He was involved in Survival Research laboratories in the 1980s before becoming a machine musical artist. Matt Heckert graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1979 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and joined the machine performance art group Survival Research Laboratories in 1980. Matt Heckert's main work in the group centered on the ac…

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A Scenic Harvest from the Kingdom of PainA Scenic Harvest from the Kingdom of Pain · 1984
A Scenic Harvest from the Kingdom of Pain
1984
MovieDocumentary
Documentation of three Survival Research Laboratories events, 1983-1984. Meet Stu, the SRL guinea pig, and see him training to operate the 4-legged Walking Machine, see 10-barrel shotguns, hear the "Stairway to Hell".
Radio WorldRadio World · 1983
Radio World
1983
Movie
In the not-so-distant future of a devolved high tech society, a group of displaced suburbanites take refuge in a ruined factory, attempting to fend off the sadistic X-police.
Maimed ArtistMaimed Artist · 1984
Maimed Artist
1984
MovieDocumentary
Documentary that profiles Mark Pauline, the machine performance artist of Survival Research Laboratories. As the Title suggests, Pauline lost most of one hand during experimentation. 'Maimed Artist' explores the often destructive world of such performance art, where there is a fine line between entertainment and insanity.
The Will To Provoke: An Account Of Fantastic Schemes For Initiating Social ImprovementsThe Will To Provoke: An Account Of Fantastic Schemes For Initiating Social Improvements · 1989
The Will To Provoke: An Account Of Fantastic Schemes For Initiating Social Improvements
1989
MovieDocumentary
The 1988 European tour of Survival Research Laboratories, with shows in Amsterdam and Copenhagen. SRL ferrets out and gleefully satirizes assorted icons of cultural pride in two of Europes more allegedly libertarian democracies.
Survival Research Laboratories - Ten Years Of Robotic MayhemSurvival Research Laboratories - Ten Years Of Robotic Mayhem · 2004
Survival Research Laboratories - Ten Years Of Robotic Mayhem
★ 8.02004
MovieDocumentary
1 A Bitter Message Of Hopeless Grief 2 The Will To Provoke 3 The Delusions Of Expediency 4 The Pleasure Of Uninhibited Excess 5 A Scenic Harvest From The Kingdom Of Pain 6 Virtues Of Negative Fascination 7 Seven Machine Performances
A Bitter Message of Hopeless GriefA Bitter Message of Hopeless Grief · 1988
A Bitter Message of Hopeless Grief
★ 6.91988
MovieScience FictionAnimation
Living in a fictional world all their own, the machines of Survival Research Laboratories act out scenarios of perpetual torment, exasperating consumption, and tragic recognition
Virtues Of Negative FascinationVirtues Of Negative Fascination · 1986
Virtues Of Negative Fascination
★ 10.01986
MovieDocumentary
Five mechanized performances of Survival Research Laboratories, 1985-1986. 70 min. of endless pursuits, unavoidable captures, and merciless punishments.

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