Jonathan Reiss
Directing
Known For
A robot performance by Survival Research Laboratories, staged in a Yellow Cab parking lot in San Francisco. Recorded on January 30th, 1987.
Delusions of Expediency: How to Avoid Responsibility for Social Disintegration by Acting Without Principle Under the Pretenses of Utility
The 1988 European tour of Survival Research Laboratories, with shows in Amsterdam and Copenhagen. SRL ferrets out and gleefully satirizes assorted icons of cultural pride in two of Europes more allegedly libertarian democracies.
The Will To Provoke: An Account Of Fantastic Schemes For Initiating Social Improvements
Documentation of three Survival Research Laboratories events, 1983-1984. Meet Stu, the SRL guinea pig, and see him training to operate the 4-legged Walking Machine, see 10-barrel shotguns, hear the "Stairway to Hell".
A Scenic Harvest from the Kingdom of Pain
A fast-moving and comprehensive documentation of three Survival Research Laboratories performances 1989-1990. Includes "Illusions of Shameless Abundance ...", ArtSpace Computer-Controlled Installation, "A Carnival of Misplaced Devotion ...", plus details of the 1989 bomb hoax incident.
The Pleasures of Uninhibited Excess
Five mechanized performances of Survival Research Laboratories, 1985-1986. 70 min. of endless pursuits, unavoidable captures, and merciless punishments.
Virtues Of Negative Fascination
Living in a fictional world all their own, the machines of Survival Research Laboratories act out scenarios of perpetual torment, exasperating consumption, and tragic recognition
A Bitter Message of Hopeless Grief
Staged under the 4th St Bridge in LA. Sponsored by LACE. Featuring the one and only Pig-Pull, as well as Machines by Mark Pauline, Matt Heckert and Eric Werner.