Just came across what looks to be an artistic slaughterhouse of gruesome proportions. Artists John Cammisa and Jonah Birns have unveiled a collaborative, interactive exhibit entitled Dead of the Living Night that is inspired by childhood nightmares and cheesy horror cinema. If you find yourself in the Philly area, this definitely looks worth checking out (Marson i'm looking in your direction). If the following description from the website doesn't convince you then I give up:
The multimedia installation is housed inside a monolithic black room. Inside, viewers will snake through the horror/sci-fi section of a video store that pays homage to the filmic origins which drew the artists in and planted a lifetime pre-occupation with disturbing, uncanny and humorous images. Original VHS tapes line the walls in the dark, cramped hallway, a single bulb hanging overhead. In the adjoining room an interactive "magic beast" ride allows people the fantasy of flying on the back of a giant, movable creature. You are taken through the clouds into space and then the beyond. Outside, an old television set sits atop a stack of life-sized monster corpses, playing a video where high-speed editing and tongue-in-cheek cuts splice together gore and terror, assaulting you to the point of absurdity. Lining the gallery walls hang posters created from images in the books.
c'mon there's a fucking interactive magic beast. sold.
http://www.deadofthelivingnight.com/
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