Courtesy of Fancy Notions, we are directed to Czecho-slovakian animator Jiří Barta’s 1981 short Disc Jockey, that documents the day in the life of a DJ with a day-job in a world dominated by circles (as opposed to rectangles) where their beats evoke the mechanisms of the gears of the daily grind—as consolation in kind for music fests missed due to the climate catastrophe. Specialising in stop-motion techniques, Barta created an adaptation of the Pied Piper fable whilst working in the studio of Jiří Trnka and later became a member of the teaching faculty at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen in addition to continuing to produce projects in film and theatre.
synchronoptica
one year ago: a visit to the Saalfeld Fairy Grottos
two years ago: Gumbasia (1955), The Quadripartite Agreement renewed over a divided Berlin (1971), attempts to discredit the Pentagon Papers leak, more mushroom mania plus Ukraine at Thirty
three years ago: pioneering journalist Marguerite Higgins Hall, a peaceful transition of power in question in the US plus assorted links to revisit
four years ago: a diplomatic gaffe in Iceland, la Maison du Gouffre plus the founding of San Marino
five years ago: right wing activity in Germany plus more links to check out
