Featured galleries of Hamish Reid’s videos. Each gallery typically contains short notes on each video listed in the gallery. Note that individual videos may turn up in several galleries.
The Machine Age
A fascination or obsession with the way machines move through or interact with their natural environment… (like watching paint dry).
Desert Videos
Dead cars in the desert… the California and Nevada deserts have always fascinated and strongly attracted me.
Easy Viewing
Experimental backdrops for an imaginary noise band (like easy listening… but silent).
Drive-By
A series of videos done from my car to try to give the effect of movement through a landscape (desert or urban).
Machine Moods
Just some short fragments and morsels taken above California and Nevada, coupled to fleeting soundtracks. Sort of the genesis of what became Promised Land.
Desert Trains
I’m fascinated by the way the trains you see snaking their way across the Mojave seem more natural inhabitants of the desert than the cars and trucks buzzing along the freeways and blacktops…