Screen grab from the random-edit version of "Sub-memory check", copyright by Michael Roulier

French photographer Michael Roulier has put together a sleek, sophisticated, minimalist web site to show a very limited selection of his photographs plus a series of his experimental films and multimedia (video, animation, still photography, sound) optimized for the web. One of the marvelous features he demonstrates is a 'random version' of one of his HD anamorphic films. Every time you watch it, the sequence of scenes is shuffled. As the viewer, you can switch scenes, randomly, at will at any time.

Roulier says his film, Sub-memory check, "situates itself between sub-urbanity and sub-terranity, leading us from the gray dust of decomposition towards air and ozone." But you may enjoy it just for its quirky discontinuous beauty and weirdness.

Describing the underlying tech architecture, Roulier says: "A basic shuffle turns out to be a sophisticated random-edit-machine that toggles through a timeline composed by dozens of mini-clips creating a for-ever-new patchworked video composition."

When you have time, put some headphones on, and settle in for a full-screen experience:

www.michaelroulier.com