CRISTOPHER CICHOCKI

CRISTOPHER CICHOCKI DVD ALBUM "ELEMENTAL SHIFT" IS NOW SHIPPING FROM........ TheTableOfContents.com
Over 2 years of intensive labor went into the making of Elemental Shift, the debut DVD Album from Cristopher Cichocki. After spending the last decade plus, honing mediums as diverse as sound, painting, photography, sculpture, installation and video, Cichocki has successfully integrated all these characteristics into his most defining statement to date – an entirely new genre of work which he’s defined as “video composition.” Taking cues from the backyard and far beyond, Cichocki’s work captures a sublime oneness with nature (à la Andy Goldsworthy) but can hardly be called still and meditative. Sharing an affinity with noise artists such as John Wiese, Cichocki’s material is meticulously edited together, creating an incredibly intense visceral experience which, at points, should probably require a legal disclaimer for epileptics. (Not to worry if you’re pregnant – your baby will likely pop out that much smarter.) With his visual and aural field recordings working synonymously, Elemental Shift is a tour de force, lunging viewers thru hyper-speed intensities not to be reckoned with. While Cichocki’s work welcomes cerebral intellect, it’s equally easy to sit back and let Elemental Shift overwhelm the senses, going on whatever trip it’s destined to go down. Exquisitely designed by Alaska!, all DVDs come housed in a tin canister with found fish bones from the Salton Sea sculpturally placed inside. Limited to 250 fromTheTableOfContents.comeach is a one of a kind work of art and a must have collector’s piece. Simply put, Cichocki amplifies the subtle shifts of the world around us to infinite degrees, shedding a new light onto the seemingly familiar. Get it before it’s reissued in a boring cardboard sleeve.-Seth K.
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