Souvenir de Chine by Körner Union
December 11, 2008 // Video

Sorry to post two videos in a row, a personal pet peeve, but this video is so weird and wonderful I have to. It was created by the Swiss group Körner Union, and features a ton of mirrors and lots of fuzzy and feathered little friends. The idea is simple, set up two mirros at an angle, throw a bunch of animals in it, tape it from above so it looks like a kaelidescope, and voila! Instant awesome art.

My favorite part comes in around the 2 minute mark when they throw in the parakeets, which in turn makes the mice scramble like crazy. A very random video, but beautiful and creative nonetheless.

Bobby

  1. And by the way, the Track is by Larytta – check them out at http://www.creakedrecords.com or on their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/larytta.

    Since one of the guys from körner union plays in Larytta. Have Fun

    Comment by Billy Ben — December 11, 2008 #

  2. Really Impressive.
    It would be interesting to see what would happen if they threw a “Kitsune Noir” in there. :)

    Comment by Alex — December 11, 2008 #

  3. best thing i’ve seen in 2008. awesome.

    Comment by jean jullien — December 11, 2008 #

  4. i watched this stoned.
    very interesting

    Comment by g wiz — December 11, 2008 #

  5. senseless bastards…

    animals & birds don´t deserve that

    should be done with humans like all of you. stoned & with wet floor

    by the way i love your blog

    but not this crap

    Comment by shoked — December 12, 2008 #

  6. @schoked: That’s stupid. Does it look like any of them were hurt? No. The birds were thrown in the air 6 feet at most, they have wings, they weren’t being mistreated.

    I work for a company that works to help and protect animals. If I thought that this was in any way cruel I would never have posted this.

    I would be more then happy to be thrown 6 feet in the air, and I don’t know where you’re getting this wet floor shit, but you gotta get over it.

    Glad you like the blog.

    Comment by Bobby — December 12, 2008 #

  7. Incredible idea & execution! Very thought provoking about how a simple series of events can reveal a pattern when observed from multiple vantage points. Great Find!

    Comment by hojitsu — December 12, 2008 #

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  9. V. nice. All that’s missing is a cat or two…

    Comment by Domi — January 2, 2009 #

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