I was out walking on my way to a bungalow design session for #7. I was a little concerned as I don’t know who #7 is or what his history is in the village. After taking the hidden shots of different signs in the Village I have been a little on edge not knowing who ... Read more

If you watch the episodes of The Prisoner to the end, you will see very surreal scene. The penny farthing bicycle is standing in a desert with classical columns and statues with an ethereal atmosphere. What better canvas to merge in the skyful of men in bowlers from Magritte’s Golconda? Process using GIMP: I captured […]

@mdvfunes asked if I had seen any signs on my walks through the Village. I did! – But you know they are watching! So I carefully placed a  camera in my hat and tried to capture some of the signs as best I could for Mariana to research. Because of the covert mission – they ... Read more

After finding some old photos I dug around the apartment some more and found a page of an old comic: Something told me this was no ordinary comic, I sneaked into the General’s room and, with shaking fingers feed it into the machine:   As the paper emerged I grabbed it and turned it over: Despite the […]

Today’s Daily Create tdc1285 asks us to create a hyperbolic tiling of an image, using the website Make Hyperbolic Tilings of Images. I chose to use a prisoner106 theme. I took my previous Mao Number 6 image, and selected just one facial image of Number 6. I used this as the “seed” for the hyperbolic […]

Week Three (Visual) includes a requirement for a photo safari: Complete a Photo Safari Take a series of pictures this week and attempt to capture at least five of the following themes (tag:prisonersafari): 1.imprisonment 2.freedom/liberty 3.identity 4.authority 5.rebellion 6.isolation 7.information 8.education Bonus points (no not really) if you can evoke these concepts within photos that […]

I’ve settled down in my apartment now. Poking around in different corners I found some old photos of the Village, I’ve put them on the corkboard in the kitchen. I suspect they were taken by a previous resident, the photos look quite old, maybe 40 or 50 years I’d guess, quite instagram. Some information: If […]

A photo safari as a resident in the Village is a challenge. It does need looking at the Village differently and in finding meaning in what is right under our noses. Will this assignment keep us from becoming fully assimilated? Or are there hidden subliminal messages in the village to convince us in accepting our stay ... Read more

I was sent to a resident bungalow this week to help in creating a new arrangement for the occupant. First priming and painting were done first. The resident decided on Rye Grass green for wall color  – it reminded him of when he was a child and felt like all the cares in his world ... Read more

It’s way past curfew and for some reason the sleepy time music isn’t playing in my bungalow.  The lights are a little dim too.  Perhaps this is a consequence for not earning all of my work credits last week. Might … Continue reading →

Visual Assignment 17 asks us to “Adapt a famous artist’s work to change or reinforce its possible message.” There are a lot of artists out there, but Warhol is always fun to work with. (There is another assignment to “Warhol something”, but I did that in the past, plus it’s only one point). I have […]

Geoff recently observed that The Prisoner would’ve been an excellent radio drama.  I read his post after I watched (or listened) to a few episodes while doing inventory in the library.  One would, of course, miss the bold, visual aesthetics … Continue reading →

No dark sarcasm in the classroom. General, leave that kid alone.

Audio Assignment 341 asks us to, “Take a picture and experiment with the “Halftone Effect” in some photo editing software to create a comic book effect.” I started with a snip of the Snipping Tool of a scene from The Prisoner episode 7, “Many Happy Returns”. Number 6 finds a camera at the abandoned Village […]

In preparation for the upcoming Arts & Crafts Exhibition, I headed over to Communications to make the morning Village announcement. Finally. I thought Council would never consent to another Arts & Crafts Exhibition after the great unpleasantness (thanks for nothing, … Continue reading →

This reminder to do the Daily Create is much appreciated.

While certain aspects of The General seemed familiar on my first watching this week, I recall being surprised when David Kernohan tweeted out about this poster and the education-themed episode back in June. I'd certainly not remembered there was an education-focused episode at the time, and am ready to go back for my second new viewing, now that the Danger Meter is out of the way.

All the dreaming and reflection is paying off! This new glitch poster making will help influence residents sub-consciusly. Hmmm....sometimes the quiet ones are the most dangerous ones. I will be reporting to the hospital that you are just in your bungalow watching TV. Or will I?

  Interesting happenings in the village this week, there seem to be a lot of ‘learning’ going on. As I watch number six get into trouble I am thinking my decision to be less confronting was a good idea. However this episode is taking the committee well inside my wheelhouse. Although I’ve not got number […]