Brion Gysin is one of my favorite artists, and his thinking and interests influenced me in myriad ways. Gysin is perhaps best known as the “discoverer” of the cut-up technique popularized by his best friend William S. Burroughs, and the co-inventor of the trance-inducing Dreamachine. Gysin was also a pioneer of sound poetry and multimedia collage that, in my mind, underpins remix culture, quick-cut video editing, and nonlinear Web experiences.
via David Pescovitz | BoingBoing
Related links:
- Brion Gysin retrospective book – Boing Boing
- How to hallucinate with ping-pong balls and a radio – Boing Boing
- David Woodard: Nothing is true, everything is permitted. – Boing Boing
- Of Dreammachines and A-Life – Boing Boing
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