Archive for December, 2009
VIDEO: Carnivora: A Production Diary
As one might expect, with time, Carnivora comes more clearly into focus.
Below you’ll find a detailed explanation and short video production diary of the process.
I hope you enjoy, and to find out more about this project please visit jasoncovert.com
CARNIVORA is a multimedia installation inspired and informed by the purported discovery of what are now being referred to as The Sacred Texts of Carnivora, in Greenland. If proven authentic, these simply marked stone tablets unearthed in 2004 would predate the earliest known cuneiform writings by nearly 5,000 years. The implications are history altering, and with that in mind during this time of uncertainty and economic strife, when our systems and structures have been called into question, CARNIVORA will invite viewers to consider how fragile and arbitrary our world can be and what can happen when our assumptions are asked to change.
CARNIVORA is massive: it incorporates elements of still photography, large format illustration, sculpture, painted works, ceremonial masks and robes, custom designed jewelry, poetry and literature, as well as an original musical composition, all designed to transport the viewer into the world suggested by The Sacred Texts of Carnivora.
VIDEO: Happy Holidays in 2009!
Some folks send out cards, and some folks send out lumps of coal… this year I’m sending out a video: how the other half (of the world) spends the holiday season.
Though perhaps cold where you are, rest assured that it is very, very warm somewhere else. May the sound of the waves and the colors in the sky bring you relaxation and happiness as the new year approaches.
Goodbye 2009. Hello 2010!
(filmed 12/12/2009 on the beach at Carate, Costa Rica, near Corcovado National Park)