Shufflesome
August 27th, 2005 -- Posted in toys | 3 Comments »
It’s here. The killer-suits for my shuffle have finally arrived after SeraShuff has been running around naked for the past 2 weeks (yeah like a bare-bottom baby). Like I mentioned in my previous posts, my iPod fever was partially caused by the customizability with accessories for these brother gadgets. From cases to slings, and now with slick-free stickers that not only act as a protective layer, they also make them more pleasing to the eyes too.
Shufflesome.com is a German site run by Alex Schneider. This shipment includes an order of two different designs: c/o pop VJ and c/o pop Festival. Both are designed specially to celebrate the 2005 c/o pop: festival for electronic pop culture in Cologne, Germany. Featuring among the programs is the VJ Festival.
c/o pop 2004 proved beyond a doubt that live VJ sets at art and music events would become an integral part of the festival in future years. And so the video jockey has been incorporated into the c/o pop experience, not merely as an attractive accessory to DJ or live band performances, but as an equal protagonist in a comprehensive overall concept.In 2004, 24 events featuring more than 30 VJs showed how effective the interplay of the optical and the acoustic can be. That`s why the VJ festival, featuring the VJ pool, the VJ arena, the VJ symposium and the »Sehpark«, will form an essential part of c/o pop again this year. The art of the VJ is also at the forefront of the Deutschlandreise club night.
Far from just trying to repeat the winning format of 2004, c/o pop wants to build on last year`s success and go further. The project`s geographical catchment area has been widened, for instance, to draw on the happening Eastern European VJ scene for the first time. Exciting stuff!
Too bad I can’t be there in Cologne in time for the festival. Anyway back to the Shufflesome stickers. I have selected to dress SeraShuff with c/o VJ first. Once out of the wraper, I noticed that the surface of the stickers are glossy, not unlike most other stickers (like those I’d used on my skateboard when young, or those on my boombox) but of precise quality. These glossy vinyl layers are supposed to be teflon coated, meaning they are resistent to scratch.
Done. The stickers are on. Isn’t it obvious enough from these pics, that my favorite colors are black and white? It has always been my fantasy to be living in a b&w world. That’s why I’d loved those silent movies or those arty farty type of modern films shot in b&w. Especially for the theme of this VJ outfit, which shows a grafiti styled silhouette prints of audio jacks that resembles that from my Monster Cables. It bring out the primal form of art from familiar shapes and silhouettes. Very urban. The kind of art that triggers questions like “What’s this supposed to be?” and I can enjoy it before it’s been figured out. My kinda art.
My baby is dressed. With the coincidental choice of dressing for the day, my shirt happens to match the colors (or lack of it) with the background. It must be my subconscious telling me to dress both myself and SeraShuff up for some man-to-machine connection.
