Build a Portable Screen

I do a lot of projection installations, in unique locations, usually with about zero setup time. When I looked into buying a professional 10’x7’ “fast-fold” screen, I was blown away by how much they cost. Instead, I decided to design my own, using easy to find materials. The Challenge: 1. Fast to set-up 2. Fits…

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Optical Projection Sample

This is a short sample of some of my modified slide projectors. The video is poor only because I recorded this with my still camera. The resolution of this is infinite. This uses textures and hand made slides and motor mirror/polarizing effects. This was used in Bob Mould’s 2002 tour (photos), Sleepy Party, and dozens…

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DROID Loft Performance

DROID – Saturday – April 5@ Droid Factory’s Lower East Side Estate In-House Loft-Concert Special Event! Sets at: 9pm & 10:30pm; $12 (doors at 8:30) Jordan McLean ~ trumpet & electronics Adam Holzman ~ synth’s Luke O’Malley ~ bass Amir ziV ~ traps Projection art by Chris Jordan Visual poetry by Meagan Lara URB –…

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Neil Nathan at Cutting Room

Neil Nathaniel 6:45pm Rock,folk, spacey, classical vibes at The Cutting Room 24th between broadway and 5th Yes, I’m doing two disparate gigs in one night. First is Neil’s release party for a new video; I’ll be doing live projections while the band kicks it out.

SINK

at ReBoot Projections by Holly Daggers (Forward Motion Theater), Peter Shapiro (Zuvuya Collective), and myself. Music by Amir Ziv and Jordan McLean from DROID; second set Nick Movshon (bass player from Antibalas) will be sitting in; dj Firehorse, and special late night guest dj Peter Jay.

“Lighthouse for Simone” at Video as Instrument

“Lighthouse for Simone” 2008Chris Jordan and Ezekiel Honigprojector, camera, cd player, speaker, motor “Lighthouse for Simone” creates an evolving loop through the use of incidental movement, repetition, and light; paying homage to Simone Forti’s “Striding Crawling”, 1977. Lighthouse is part of the Video as an Instrument show organized by Jeremy Slater. February 22nd – March…

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Soulico Loft Party

February 16th, Doors at 10pm At 12-Turn-13 | 172 Classon Ave at Myrtle SOULICO, ONILI, SNEAKAS & MAZI , SEEJ Tel-Aviv’s finest DJ Crew, Soulico are coming straight to Brooklyn with intentions to throw a disgusting party in a ridiculous loft, I think everyone should make it their business to be there. I’ll be doing…

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“Clerestory News” installation at Cuchifritos

February 9 – March 1, 2008 I’m thrilled to be presenting a new work at the Cuchifritos Gallery in the Essex Street Market. “Clerestory News” is a 360 degree real-time projection installation. Using four mirrors, a computer running VirTools, and one projector; “Clerestory News” raises questions of social disparity in overcrowded neighborhoods; specifically the Lower…

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Evolver – Wake Up and Dream

Reality Sandwich & Jivamukti Yoga School Present… Evolver Wake Up and Dream Saturday Feb.2 Jivamukti Yoga School 841 Broadway, 2nd Fl. (between 13th & 14th St. at Union Square) $15 advance tickets, $20 door Dreamy Costumes Highly Encouraged! I’ll be doing an installation at this new monthly(?) event featuring a raw and organic mix of…

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SINK into Anticipate

Anticipate Recordings at SINK 10PM-2AM ReBoot (ave. A btw. 2nd and 3rd) $10 Anticipate Recordings comes to SINK this month, starting off the 2008 season with my favorite sound and sight artists. Music Sawako Morgan Packard Ezekiel Honig w/ opening DJ TBA Visuals Joshue Ott via superDraw Sawako Seej   Happy 2008, cj    

Monkeytown Jam Session

Anyone know where the word, “gig” comes from? One of the original jazz cats of the NY scene relayed the story; how in the early days, (no, he didn’t seem old enough, but close), rich folk would drive up to Harlem and pick up a few players for their downtown parties. The jazz musicians got…

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NYE 2007: The Projector All Stars and Agriculture Records

Projector All Stars you ask…that’d be Giles Hendrix (love the new site!), Chika, Peter Shapiro, and myself. ReBoot, 37 Ave. A. $10, or there’s a list if you want to get in free. Let me know. 10pm-10am. Great brunch served at sunrise.Audio will be dj Olive, QPE (Quiet Personal Electronics), Badawi, DJ Clever, Natural Sphere,…

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SINK with W+L

Saturday Nov. 24th, ReBoot A and 3rd. 10pm-4am. $5. This month its minimal techno with the de-lux duo W+L (website) and Shaun Reeves (Kalimari, Raum | Berlin). Come eary for dinner, and to toast my day of birth.

Time’s Up 20 Year Anniversary

To celebrate Time’s Up turning 20, projections were done on the ceiling and walls of the Houston street space. Hot night, great time with a vital organization. For the event, Peter Shapiro and myself recorded bikers off the street on their bikes (made stationary with a home made free standing bike mount) in profile. We…

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Unitygain

With: Ikue Mori, Ray Sweeten, Jon Giles, Luke Dubois, SeeJ, Zach Layton, o.blaat, and UG’s kahuna, David Linton Each performer will be creating audio and video simultaneously. 2 sets at 8 & 10 $6. Special rate for both sets: $10 UNITYGAIN

Sleep of Reason

Speakeasy Cinema and ZUVUYA COLLECTIVE present THE SLEEP OF REASON Speakeasy Cinema and ZUVUYA COLLECTIVE present THE SLEEP OF REASON Monday September 17, 2007 7:30PM $5 Collective Unconscious 279 Church St. at White St. NYC Based on Goya’s “The Sleep of Reason…” El sueno de la razon produce monstuos (the sleep of reason breeds monsters).…

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Meanred Productions Presents…Loose Your S%#@&

Loose Your S%#@&, with dj Small Change (timelapse) Rear projection live camera feedback recording and manipulation by Josh Goldberg and Chris Jordan. Presented by Meanred Productions.

Eyewash

Eyewash at Monkeytown Live computer projection manipulation. Presented by Forward Motion Theater

Flavorpill with Fuevoz at AMNH

Flavorpill and Fuevoz at the American Museum of Natural History, Seej installation Projectors, mirrors, computer 5.25.07 (timelapse)

IDUBNY Release Party

IDUBNY includes Firehorse and others. Peter Shapiro and myself contributed with projections. Projected mostly on the ceiling while Peter took the screen.

Demo Reel 2004

6 minutes 20 seconds. Music by Secret Agent Gel.

Winter Romance at LOVE

With Giles Hendrix, Dan Vatsky, Josh Goldberg, and Seej. Live camera/computer silhouette projections and manipulations using home-made rear projection screen.

Installation for La Superette at Eyebeam

Seej projector installation. Materials: Slide projector, motors, mirrors, digital projector, camera. Description: Spinning slide projector and motor flash patterns across a projection surface, interrupting a feedback loop using a camera and digital projector. The resultant interruption of the spinning slide projector’s two rotating axis creates feedback brushstrokes reminiscent of t a tilt-a-whirl’s motions. La Superette…

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Decompression

Burning Man New York’s big annual party. Projections by seej. Using a hand-made rear projection screen and a stage, I projected footage from the playa over dancers in front of the projector. Timelapse from the event:

RED Orchestra with Leo Villareal

Hear with your eyes. Observe with your ears. That’s the basic theme of the program Red (an orchestra) will present Saturday at Masonic Auditorium in Cleveland. “Image/Sound/Image” will find artistic director Jonathan Sheffer and company performing two works drawn from film scores, Sheffer’s own “On Valentine’s Day” and John Corigliano’s “The Red Violin” Suite, before…

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Little Annie and CJ at the Slipper Room

I created the backdrop for Little Annie’s show at the Slipper Room. This involved biking through downtown looking for the quietest, emptiest streets to capture film loops.