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RIYAZ MASTER PROJECT

In 2006 I directed in India an experimental film under a different alias, Umabeecroft, in collaboration with the electronic composer Sigmoon and the Japanese cyberpunk writer Kenji Siratori as part of my professional practice at Future Ethnic Comparative Research label. This video was a departure from my previous performance based pieces, a mere formal stylistic exercise in the tradition of abstract experimental film. Riyaz Master Project is a 45 minutes non-narrative road movie filmed in India. Inspired by the cultural, economic and spiritual context that I discovered on my voyage (2005- 2006), it approaches an abstract and futuristic vision of the complex matrix called Indian nation. My former explorations around the old industrial landscapes and the filthy fertile environments led me to imagine the possibilities of the development of a future India. Our search for the elusive electronic tabla machine, the Riyaz Master, brought us on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes from Auroville to Kolkata, Varanasi to Bhopal. Some of the sequences include a member of Aghora (an extremely secretive sect of Hinduism) filmed along the Ganga, being the only human appearance in this film; the rests of Durga idols (the supreme goddess, embodiment of femenine and creative energy ) inmersed in the water along the Hooghly river in Kolkata and the Matrimandir, the spiritual centre of the international community in Auroville.

General Info

  • Genre: Electronica / Experimental / Visual

    Location Nowhere, Rajasthan, In

    Profile Views: 18311

    Last Login: 11/22/2010

    Member Since 8/10/2007

    Website theunifiedfield.net/blog

    Record Label Future Ethnic Comparative Research

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    The RIYAZ MASTER PROJECT is an experimental non-narrative road movie filmed in India inspired by the cultural, economic and spiritual context that we discovered on our voyage..... This video approaches an abstract and futuristic vision of the complex matrix called Indian nation. Our former explorations around the old industrial landscapes and the filthy fertile environments led me to imagine the possibilities of the development of a future India. Our search for the elusive electronic tabla machine, the Riyaz Master, brought us on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes from Auroville to Kolkata, Varanasi to Bhopal. Some of the sequences include Aghori Nauminath a member of Aghora (an extremely secretive sect of Hinduism) filmed along the Ganga, being the only human appearance in this film; the rests of Durga idols (the supreme goddess, embodiment of femenine and creative energy ) inmersed in the water along the Hooghly river in Kolkata and the Matrimandir, the spiritual centre of the international community in Auroville. .... Future Ethnic Comparative Research videoart & experimental electronic music LAB is about to release a 45m DVD with the images shot by Umabeecroft and the original electronic music composed by Sigmoon with some low tech indian electronic musical machines & cinematic sounds + the special collaboration of the japanese cyberpunk writer, Kenji Siratori for the spoken words. RIYAZ MASTER PROJECT has been screened at:.... 16/12/06: Lille 3000 Festival at Tripostal, Lille (FR) .. 21/12/06: OPA, Paris (FR) .. 30/03/07: Festival Sincronía. NIU, Barcelona (ES) .. 29/06/07: CincoEchegaray, Málaga (ES).. 29/06/07: Triennal of Arquitecture. MusicboxLisboa, Lisboa (PT).. 26/10/07: SPEKTROPEN Festival at Galata Perform, Istanbul (TR).. 06/01/08: Die Remise, Berlin (DE).. 25/01/08: Hoerbar, Hamburg (DE).. 26/02/08: Barcelona Visual Sound Festival at La Farinera, Barcelona (ES).. 25/03/08: BEFF05, The Bangkok Experimental Film Festival (TH).. 11/06/08: Naresuan University, Phitsanulok (THAILAND).. 20/06/08: Heure Exquise. Lille (FR).. 27/06/08: Cyborg Film Festival. Anghiari (IT).. 03/07/08: Fascurt Festival. Masnou, Barcelona (ES).. 06/07/08: Festival Miden, Kalamata (GR).. Jul-Aug08: The 809 International New Image Art Festival. (CHINA).. 26/09/08: Broadcast at Transfera Video Art. Canal Autor (ES).. 23/10/08: Streaming Festival (NL).. 31/10/08-05/11/08: Magatzems Wall & Video, Valencia (ES).. 06/11/08: OPTICA, International Video Festival, Gijón (ES).. 15/11/08: International Experimental Film Festival Carbunari, Florean Museum (RO).. 24/11/08: Neu Epoch Vision 08. Feria de Arte Independiente, Madrid (ES).. 26/11/08: Art Tech Media, Córdoba (ES).. 04-13/02/09 All Art Now International Video Festival, Damascus (SY) at different venues: British Council, Netherlands Institute, Goethe Institute, Syrian International University, Gallery Dar Kalemat Aleppo, All Art Now House..... 27/02/09: CeC09 Festival, INDIA. Oct 09: Auroville, (INDIA) 11/12/09: MADATAC ,The Madrid Festival of Contemporary Audio-Visual Arts at the Instituto Cervantes, Madrid (SPAIN) www.theunifiedfield.net/blog/umabeecroft

  • Members

    Umabeecroft (videoartist, performer and kamikaze) is part of ..FUTURE ETHNIC COMPARATIVE RESEARCH.., an experimental videoart and electronic music Lab. .... In 2.005, SIGMOON creates the Future Ethnic Comparative Research label which first album is RIYAZ MASTER, an electronica compilation released in 2.006 in partnership with THISCO. .... Future Ethnic Comparative Research LAB is about to release "Riyaz Master Project" DVD (45m.).... India, 2006..... Directed by Umabeecroft..... Original Soundtrack by Sigmoon..... Spoken words by Kenji Siratori. .... Currently Umabeecroft is touring the RIYAZ MASTER PROJECT and pre-producing her next film: Future Communities, The Father..s name IN MEMORIAM... ........ ..SIGMOON.. is based in South India compilating the next Future Ethnic Comparative Research production: GAME ALONE SYNTHENSIS....... +info at Blog.

  • Influences

    bataille, artaud, pessoa, nietzsche, peter sloterdijk, deleuze, kristeva, osho, situationist international, jodorowsky, hakim bey, TAZ, haneke, atom egoyan, jean vigo, werner herzog, angelopoulos, david lynch, kim ki duk, wild shores, fluxus, joseph beuys, matthew barney, bill viola, aernout mik, chris burden, ron athey, marina abramovic, john cage, arvo pärt, autechre, satie, gamelan, india, kraftwerk, björk, la niña de los peines, lole y manuel, morente, fairouz, om kalsoum.....

  • Sounds Like

    Artists featured at the first Future Ethnic Comparative Research compilation album: RIYAZ MASTER, released in partnership with THISCO.......................................................... 1 Negative Stencil vs. Sylvatica 2 Servovalve 3 Supermatik 4 Sigmoon 5 Wild Shores 6 Mimetic & Data Senses 7 C-drik 8 Negative Stencil vs. Safatly 9 Emgine 10 Dr.Dilip & Rico Bass 11 DEF 12 TNO 13 Black Sifichi

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