KINOEYE

The machine is a means by which we fulfill our desires to create. In the case of weaving, it was the demands of life (growth of population and raw material production, extension of commerce, accumulation of capital) that brought about the machine. It is not the machine that effected these changes but affects them. The focus is on the means of assembly, which finds resonance with the Suprematist and the Formalist. It is not about production but the process. Production should not govern the lives of individuals, without the individuals there would be no production. Human resources are the catalyst for any sort of industrial mechanization, in addressing our needs and wants we are the engine that drives change. The machine is a product of human ingenuity, forever endebted to our service, and yet it has put many people out of service. Production has come to govern the lives of men when it used to be our slave. The machine has staged a revolution of its own and appealed to the weak moralities of men, dividing us so that it may advance itself in the ranks of ownership. But in a revelation of the role of process and material we are liberated from the machine, exposing its sweet inner parts that we may enjoy it without ill consequence. The shell of the machine is hard and unyielding, but the structure is vulnerable to our manipulation and we break it down into its components. If we break it down into the processes by which it operates and assert our will there, then our intent controls the outcome of the product, which plays to our own desires: "its [product] a human social object created by man and destined for him." We are the master of puppets that pull the strings for our enjoyment. But we are not sadistic masters, we strive for the integration of all parts into a series of wholesome and complete experiences. We give the machine life and purpose, and in turn the machine gives us capabilities that enhance life. The invention of film-making as a device to capture motion and time has rendered new opportunities for social examination and betterment. The machine can assume implications beyond its immediate purpose with productions that were unforseen at its creation. Certain products were not created with intent, but we are fortunate for such accidents. The camera is also a device for revealing novel things, whether they be scientific, artistic, or philosophical.