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Geez, it's been maybe twenty years since I last saw a show by SRL. Then I spotted this piece about them on the MAKE blog.
Apparently, Fringe Exhibitions of Los Angeles is sponsoring one of their shows on January 21:
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 21, from 6 - 8 PM
504 chung king court,
los angeles 90012
213 613 0160
For its inaugural exhibition Fringe Exhibitions is pleased to present the work of Mark Pauline, director of Survival Research Laboratories (SRL).
This exhibition will feature the newest addition to the SRL machine family- the Sneaky Soldiers- near life sized, remote controlled army of revolutionaries. Also included in the exhibition will be large-scale documentary images, and the premier of the video from SRL's recent show in Downtown Los Angeles. This video features the first invasion of the Sneaky Soldiers. The SRL commentary on the art of war debued a Sneaky Soldier emerging from an 18-foot tall wooden Trojan horse to face danger from large-scale destructive robots enduring the pain of flame and damage through a hail of sparks and projectiles. After the fog of war was lifted from the field of battle revealing mangled wrecks of machinery, the Sneaky Soldiers were gathered to be repaired to fight again another day. Similar to a real theater of war where battle takes place, these machines and props engage in a struggle for survival. Both the machines and operators expend intense energy creating an atmosphere of immediacy and choreographed chaos. Each of the eight soldiers has an individual number and distinct battle wounds from the performance. The Sneaky Soldier has been a recurring character in many SRL performances. The new Sneaky Soldier is a major technological improvement with a steel torso enclosing a battery powered, chain driven mechanism to create a crawling action.
Well, they are a pretty interesting outfit. Here's a sample:
Here's their site, which seems to have an extensive archive of their nefarious exploits.
They also have an RSS feed available. If you are looking for something truly different, you have found it.