SurrealCoconut.com Additions and Updates

The Midnight Blade of Sonic Honey, a surrealist novel by Eric W. Bragg

Tue, 6 May 2008 17:08:13 -0700

"The neck that was once a wrist, choked on a wishbone made from a sliver of moonlight, which manifested itself as a seeing eye on the back of the hand that was just like a cheery fireplace on the back of a skull that became a house. Blue sapphire icicles were cried out of this synthetic eye, evoking the cold appearance of a dark witch who kept her animals in cages, who moved her freight elevators up, just like she went down on her dumb waiters, and who sliced off the heads of infidels expecting the interior of their bodies to be an emerald honeycomb of light that would weep strange songs." The Midnight Blade of Sonic Honey is the pairing of a surrealist novel and an automatic text that were written nearly seven years apart but which tell the same story, albeit as complementary permutations of each other. Dripping with bile and centered within a gothic sensibility, this journey opens the reader's skull like a freshly cracked coconut. With illustrations in black and white by Ribitch. An imprint of Oyster Moon Press.

The Somnambulist Footprints: a collection of surrealist tales

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:33:18 -0700

The Somnambulist Footprints is the result of a collective project in which several contemporary surrealists and fellow travelers wrote short stories according to their own interests and imperatives, based on their common desire to subvert the very foundations of conventional reality, both on the written page and – more importantly – beyond it, in the open space of consciousness. Contributing authors: Mariela Arzadun, J. Karl Bogartte, Daniel Boyer, Eric W. Bragg, Mattias Forshage, Parry Harnden, Dale Michael Houstman, Philip Kane, Merl, Ribitch, Matthew Rounsville, Shibek, Andrew Torch, and Xtian. With illustrations in black and white. Edited and introduced by Eric W. Bragg. An imprint of Oyster Moon Press.

Surrealist Objects, Page 5

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:15:42 -0800

The 5th page of assembled, oneiric objects.

Faith and Filth: an online anti-clerical exhibit

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 21:55:09 -0700

If you've been having doubts about believing in the goodness of christianity, then this slideshow will help!

Ruins of New Idria Mining Town

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:35:58 -0700

Take a virtual tour through the Californian town of New Idria, once a successful mining operation until 1972, when the place was deserted.

Angel Island

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:22:09 -0700

An exploration of military ruins on an island just north of San Francisco.

Dark Chocolate Coulage

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:11:31 -0700

Made by pouring molten chocolate into very cold water, chocolate coulage is a classic method of surrealist inquiry. The poetic interpretation of such plastic objects and their arrangements is the way by which the imagination can project its desires and obsessions onto a physical substrate (in this case, the streaming chocolate, after it has solidified).

The chocolate in this collection of photos was poured on Friday July 20, as a celebration of "Coulage Day," a special day created by SLAG for the 2007 London International Festival of Surrealism.

Abandoned Train Station in Oakland, California

Sat, 2 Jun 2007 18:55:22 -0700

Abandoned Train Station in Oakland: An urban exploration of the remains of the Amtrak station on 17th street

Abandoned Factory in San Francisco

Fri, 25 May 2007 11:26:32 -0700

A tour through the remains of the Washington Packing Corporation, a tunafish canning factory that was closed down 4 decades ago in San Francisco after the discovery of botulism contamination.

Abandoned Powerplant in San Francisco

Fri, 25 May 2007 11:24:23 -0700

A tour through an abandoned powerstation on the edge of San Francisco, near Potrero Hill.

The Military Ruins of the Marin Headlands, California

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:49:07 -0700

Directly north of San Francisco, the Marin Headlands have many ruins of defensive structures designed to prevent invasion during World War 2. This web-page has a series of flash slideshows that explore these various poetic spaces: some desolate, others populated with tourists and picnic-goers. A really good example of urban exploration in the Bay Area.

The saltlands near Newark, California

Sun, 7 Jan 2007 14:02:49 -0700

Tucked away next to the Dumbarton bridge near Newark are forgotten fields of saline mud. Many fragments of structures remain, including an abandoned RR bridge...

Surrealist Objects, Page 4

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:55:18 -0700

The 4th page of assembled, oneiric objects. A ubiquitous bulb-fest.

Meat Art & Surrealist Objects: a book of photographs.

Sat, 4 Nov 2006 09:19:00 -0700

Meat Art & Surrealist Objects is a photographic collection of playfully charged oneiric objects assembled from meat, seafood, vegetation and other mundane, household items. Undeniably organic and ephemeral in nature, these objects share a common savagery and black humor (umor) that will provide many hours of fun and decadent viewing pleasure for the whole family. Rotting brains, buzzing flies, profaned cunts, mannequin gloved hands, erotic cyborgs and of course, meat sculpture: these are the stuff from which dreams (and nightmares) are made! Not intended for those with weak stomachs or prude dispositions.

With introductions by Bruno Jacobs and Dale Michael Houstman. More than 60 full-sized, full-color photos. Available in hardcover. Suitable for children and adults of all ages.

Bair Island, California: a journey on the road of diamonds.

Mon, 9 Oct 2006 18:51:17 -0700

This place is near Redwood City and has many dried up streams that are now magical walkways paved with sparkling crystals of salt and other mysteries.

Alviso, California

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:27:17 -0700

Alviso, California: re-establishing a dialectical equilibrium between humankind and Nature

Sidewalk Stains -- a photographic exploration

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:09:20 -0700

In urban places, human consumers are highly prone to spilling their sugar drinks (which they must carry around with them at all hours), and so the end result is that pavements and sidewalks become spattered with sticky, tarry liquids which collect dust, effectively darkening these spots so that they contrast nicely with the cement. It is then that these involuntary paintings sometimes have a story to tell, should the splatter marks so happen to resemble something familiar enough for the psyche to latch onto. As can be seen from the following images, patterns emerge sometimes.

Poetic Object "Archaeology" of Hurricane Katrina in the 9th ward, New Orleans

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:01:51 -0700

A photographic tour of the 9th ward, in search of poetic evidence.

After Hurricane Katrina: images of destruction from the 9th ward, New Orleans, Louisiana

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:51:13 -0700

Images from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, in the 9th ward, New Orleans, Louisiana

The Mystery Houses near San Gregorio

Tue, 30 May 2006 19:31:04 -0700

Some countrified cottages swallowed up by the surrounding plant-life, with a scenic view of the coast of Northern California, near San Gregorio. A photographic exploration of a poetic space, demonstrating the ultimate but slow power of nature over mankind.

A new SurrealCoconut Publication: Automatic Smoke Signals

Sat, 20 May 2006 20:49:14 -0700

"Automatic Smoke Signals" is now in print! A unique volume of photographic smoke art, with poetically interpretive text accompanying each of the 40+ photos. 104 pages.

Surrealist Transient Coulage

Mon, 8 May 2006 19:47:45 -0700

Surrealist close-up photography of food coloring as it bleeds through a vessel of water. A more liquid and ephemeral variety of the surrealist technique known as "coulage."

Surrealist Objects, Page 3

Sat, 25 Feb 2006 20:28:27 -0700

A new set of surrealist objects, some of which taken directly from dreams!

Surrealist Automatic Drawings 3

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:31:02 -0700

The 3rd Gallery of spontaneous pen drawings. No planning involved or needed.

Faces in the Fire: Surrealist Fire Photography.

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 04:48:42 -0700

Imaginative photographic interpretations of bonfire imagery.

Surrealist Documents

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:17:56 -0700

New Layout for Surrealist Documents. New additions: Bruno Jacobs, Raul Henao, Michael Vandelaar and others.

Fort Ord, California, Urban Exploration

Sat, 5 Nov 2005 16:33:45 -0700

Traipsing through the melancholy and poetically-charged ruins of Fort Ord, California. This time, a special visit to the barracks. A magical place for Urban Exploration.

More Than a Party in New Orleans: The Big Sleazy made manifest

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:41:06 -0700

A politico-anthropological analysis of the racist, decadent city of New Orleans, before and after Hurricane Katrina.

Contemporary Automatic Writing: At the Threshold of Liquid Geology

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 14:15:25 -0700

A collection of automatic writing, in one 200+ page volume. Originally published in 2002.

Ode to Another Putrescent Donkey

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:14:02 -0700

A collective statement of surrealist protest against the "2nd Gulf War" in Iraq.

The Sassy Sky-Diva from the Snake-den of Circular Meow-Meow

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:32:39 -0700

An automatic love-poem.

Some Rants and Notes about Automatic Poetic Practices in the 21st Century

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:34:44 -0700

Essay fragments about automatism and the poetic process/experience, from the surrealist perspective.

Surrealist Objects, Page 2

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:38:03 -0700

Of late I have been adding several new objects to this gallery page.

Atoposes, Poetic Spaces and Urban Ruins

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:40:48 -0700

Anybody interested in urban exploration should check out these webpages!!!

Kelp Forest Art

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 14:08:36 -0700

A series of kelp images from a winter beach. Surrealist Found Objects. The insect versus cephalopod mythology.

Automatic Smoke Signals

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:25:36 -0700

Imaginative interpretation of images of smoke. Interpretive delirium of smoke signals.

Breaking the Leash

Fri, 22 Oct 2004 14:36:01 -0700

A Surrealist Statement Against Torturocracy on the Occasion of the Imperial Coronation of George W. Bush. Una Declaración Surrealista Contra la Torturocracia en Ocasión de la Coronación Imperial de George W. Bush

Meat Gallery

Tue, 1 Apr 2003 14:19:31 -0700

View a gallery of surrealist sculpture composed of, yes, you guessed it, MEAT!