Revenant Party on it's way

the Read Palm Press presents

Revenant PARTY

FREE ENTRY

A sneek peek of things to come, launching in 2012 'Revenant' will be an online music database starting in the Sydney local scene. For the time being; a night of bands and some new creative ventures for some, at the stylish and beloved Low 302. Seagreen Clarence will be kicking off his new interview program, catching up with Domeyko/Gonzalez on current news as well chatting with Jim Shirlaw about what's coming up with Read Palm press and what the full deal is with Revenant alongside partner in crime; Alexander Gambotto-Burke, both will also be performing on the band spot's opening slot;

DOMEYKO/GONZALEZ

VIRGO RISING

ALEXANDER GAMBOTTO-BURKE and the SEX TAPE SOCIETY

Live Interviews by Seagreen

Sex Tape DJs


artwork by Jim Shirlaw

Temperamental Analogue

It's been a challenge recently to get more than one decent shot out of a role of medium-format when using the flash in dark environments on the Lomo Diana F+; it's been OK before but not anymore. One of my loves of analogue treatment with anything, (and l suppose one of it's universal laws) is that it helps you to sometimes come up with more creative and eventually satisfying solutions to getting around problems. The two examples below demonstrate the simple cut and paste when using two photos that individually are nothing special. Sure, the process/idea isn't amazing but l thought l should share them as l do like the finished result and if you're in a similar situation and wasting heaps of money on bad film results try something similar!

The first shot/s is of Domeyko Gonzalez during performance from Thursday May 19 at General Store for Contemporary Art, the opening of James Kerr's new exhibition.

Domeyko/Gonzalez

The second a friend took of me and i've since adapted it as an early portrait for my upcoming 'Sex Tape' music initiative, further more to come on that subject..

Sex Tape

Domeyko/Gonzalez; Diana F+ on the road from Melbourne to Sydney

It seems the Diana F+ is a great summer camera in the way it enhances light conditions; despite it's crappy plastic lens and design they're able to always brings out really vivid colour with good strong direct sunlight applied. Below are a whole bunch of shots l took on an unflattering afternoon in the car driving Domeyko/Gonzalez home after their EP launch; these shots charter the drive from central Melbourne and off on the way to Sydney as the natural light fades. In the past overcast light in shots on the camera aren't generally too interesting but l feel some of these created great abstract atmospheric feeling; suppose being the combination of overcast conditions as well as disappearing sunlight. A gallery for analogue watermarks and my new found tendency to go for double-exposure :)

Not going to take any more 120 film roles till l decide how l really want to use this camera; it's capabilities aren't great but it would be good to devote a specific series to this format instead of just buying one or two roles every few weeks then using them all up in a couple of hours wherever l happen to be.. but l guess they're suppose to be treated this way?

- Jim S