Now and in the time of our death

And after much deliberation, the gay Cowboy presented the setting and configuration for the different stages on the process of painting, bleaching, swallowing, riding & haliding whilst chewing a delicious spanakopita. Who is the Gay Cowboy? when did the Gay Cowboy appear? how did the Gay Cowboy deliberate in such elegant and pugnant matter? this film has none of the answers for the questions presented

A state of conscious and permanent visibility of all we do assures the [now automatic] function of power. The power is both visible and unverifiable. A watchtower has been woven into our pockets - it has been miniaturized, networked, automated Is a system of surveillance a system of censorship? Is a system of surveillance a system of safety? We want a shield that is invisible, yet we fear the shield is actually a sword The needle in the haystack is no more: It’s 2026 and the panopticon has been realised

A blind man in a dark room melts into celluloid, feeling with his hands the messy layers of processed reality.

Could film gelatin, a 16mm film camera, 3 lenses and film developing chemistry experimentation act as messengers between the spirit and the physical world? a one day trip to the remote town of Panguipulli (Chile) seeks to explore possibilities and to also expand on the power of audio frequencies as a healing instrument. A manifestation of the hummingbird movement? A connection between mind, landscape, sound, latent image? A replication of Rukapillan volcano’s intermittent flows of magma through fissures on the earth’s surface? -Colibri- erupts 16mm single frame experiments & bursts smoke and sonic healing vibrations

A seagull, a dog, a child, a call to prayer; Looking through a window, the corridor of a train, the wall of a medina; Everyday life is momentarily paused through the eyes of a stranger in an unknown land.

The life and times of artist Richard Ellis