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Mysteries of the Reactionary Mind
R/S: What was a specific idea of your Fort Mason performance?
MARK: Specifically Mysteries of the Reactionary Mind: an exploration of the mechanics underlying reactionary thought. Everyone likes to think they have specific ideas about things like…
Night of the Succubus
MARK: Well, if things that are dead make people feel funny, then what are people going to think if they see things that are definitely dead, but are moving around and look like they're alive? When we first made the little robot for the Night of The…
Noise, with members of Throbbing Gristle in attendance
An assault on leisure promenades complete with exploding glass. (Pauline 1983)
Survival Research Laboratories Views with Regret: The Unrestrained Use of Excessive Force
This live event featured all new equipment, of an even more massive scale than previous SRL works, including the debut of the 30-foot-long Stairway to Hell and a bevy of numerous male robots. Also appearing was the Autonomous Crazy Machine, a ramming…
Terrifying Scenes From the Battlefield of Tomorrow
A mechanical enactment of scenes from the battlefields of tomorrow with Factrix, Monte Cazazza, Tana Emmolo, and Cole Palme. A few short films were also shown including Letters to Dad by Scott and Beth B. (Survival Research Laboratories 2013)
Useless Mechanical Activity
A running commentary on the psychology of acts of military aggression and their consequences. (Pauline 1983)