Chum-through-Flickr Harri B, who you might know as the guy who does the Through The Viewfinder photos amongst other left-field stuff, has turned out to be something of a renaissance man as he’s also in a band called Routine. He sent out an email yesterday which I’ll reproduce in full:
Hi,As you may (or may not) know, I have a few audio projects that i’m involved with. One of them being “Routine” so I hope you bear with me while I outline it a little here. We are currently working on a show which has, at its heart, a new song called Everyone’s Dying. Last week we recorded a live version with the audience joining in on the chorus (which was amazing!) and this is being mixed into the final track…We are also planning a picnic / party to record a video as part of the project.
Another part of the project is to have a photo slideshow, sooooooo, I’m getting in touch with my flickr contacts to see whether you would like to contribute an image to the slideshow?
We are looking for images that are personal to you, maybe people, friends family…An image which you may remember fondly for the rest of your life… that kind of thing.
It can be something from your stream or a new image if you like. All the images will have the title and photographers name during the slideshow. The slideshow will available for you online too once its finished. Also there will be a big link to Flickr should people wish to further check out your images.
(the whole shebang will take place at a local gallery late summer / early autumn…depends when we get everything finished!)
Here are the lyrics and this is an mp3 of the demo which, frankly, blew me away with its beauty.
My problem is I haven’t been thinking about my photos in this way for a while now – it’s all been about the art/craft rather than the emotional resonance (yes, there is an overlap but not in this context) so I’m struggling somewhat. But I’m sure not everyone is a wanker like me in this regard so, with his permission, I’m extending the invite.
You can contact Harri (or Stu as he’s know in reality) via Flickr or the band’s site or MySpace, and needless to say, you don’t have to be a Flickr user to be involved.