# Editation on Violence > Meditative noise - Canonical URL: https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/ - Year: 2022–2024, ongoing - Medium and tools: Generative AI, Video Art, AI, Moving Image - Media: 9 images, 5 videos - Artist: Derrick Schultz ## About this work A series of blasphemous explorations into the nature of violence in cinema. Featuring a mix of experimental film, tai chi, kung fu, and superhero movies. *Editation on Violence (Master Edit)* Completed 2024, 4min. Digital video with laserjet-printed, hand painted, and digital elements Music: Photek Screenings: Mixed Media (Solo screening at Whammy! Analog Media, 2024) [Review on Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/film/editation-on-violence-master-edit/) *Editation on Violence (Musclefist Edit)* Completed 2023, 3min Original sound design by [Kamuter](https://kamuter.world/) Created for [Kinomurale](https://kinomural.com/en/main-page/) 2023 [Review on Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/film/editation-on-violence-musclefist-edit/) Screenings: Arti_fical Perspectives (2024) *Editation on Violence (Legal Compliance Edit)* Completed 2023, 6min. Digital video, sound [Review on Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/film/editation-on-violence-legal-compliance-edit/) *Editation on Violence (Raw Edit)* Completed 2022, 6min. Digital video, silent Screened at [Kinomurale](https://kinomural.com/en/main-page/) 2023 Techniques: OpenPose pose detection, diffusion models, WarpFusion, Controlnets, laserprinting, paint, marker ## Media Videos cannot be watched by text agents; each entry gives its alt text, caption, Vimeo title and duration, and a description of the video. ### 1. Video `overlapping-images-of-superheros-engaged-in-meditative-dance` - Description: overlapping images of superheros engaged in meditative dance - Caption: overlapping images of superheros engaged in meditative dance - Source: Vimeo video 1039169141 - Vimeo title: Editation on Violence (Master Edit) - Duration: 3 min 55 s - Video description: A 4-minute video, the third edition of the Editation on Violence series: a modern remake, in the most Hollywood sense, of Maya Deren's Meditation on Violence. - Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/1039169141 - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/?media=overlapping-images-of-superheros-engaged-in-meditative-dance ### 2. Triptych `frames-from-editation-on-violence-master-edit` - Caption: Frames from *Editation on Violence (Master Edit)* - Image `frame-0017` - Alt text: Tai chi practitioner with arms extended in meditative pose, black and white with halftone texture - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/?media=frame-0017 - Image `frame-0095` - Alt text: Split frame with green and red halves showing figure in laserprint halftone texture - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/?media=frame-0095 - Image `frame-0180` - Alt text: Diffusion-blended figures with hand gesture emerging from black and white collage - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/?media=frame-0180 ### 3. Video `editation-on-violence-musclefist-edit` - Description: overlapping images of superheros engaged in meditative dance - Caption: *Editation on Violence (Musclefist Edit)* - Source: Vimeo video 839544839 - Vimeo title: Editation in Violence (Musclefist Edit) - Duration: 3 min 9 s - Video description: An edit from the Editation on Violence series, with sound design by Kamuter. - Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/839544839 - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/?media=editation-on-violence-musclefist-edit ### 4. Triptych `frames-from-editation-on-violence-musclefist-edit` - Caption: Frames from *Editation on Violence (Musclefist Edit)* - Image `frame-0006` - Alt text: Figure in red traditional robe standing against ornate floral pattern background - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/?media=frame-0006 - Image `frame-0062` - Alt text: Muscular kung fu fighter in dynamic crouching stance, black and white with film grain - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/?media=frame-0062 - Image `frame-0113` - Alt text: Martial artist in white gi performing kata with ghostly motion blur and cosmic background - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/?media=frame-0113 ### 5. Video `editation-on-violence-legal-compliance-edit` - Description: overlapping images of superheros engaged in meditative dance - Caption: *Editation on Violence (Legal Compliance Edit)* - Source: Vimeo video 791574134 - Vimeo title: Editation on Violence (Legal Compliance Edit) - Duration: 2 min 41 s - Video description: A 3-minute film from 2023. Inspired by Maya Deren's Meditation on Violence, it is an absurdist comment on modern cinema's obsession with superhero IP and an exploration of cinematic violence in many forms. - Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/791574134 - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/?media=editation-on-violence-legal-compliance-edit ### 6. Triptych `frames-from-editation-on-violence-legal-compliance-edit` - Caption: Frames from *Editation on Violence (Legal Compliance Edit)* - Image `frame-0013` - Alt text: Shirtless figure in contemplative pose with grainy film texture and soft grey tones - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/?media=frame-0013 - Image `legal-frame-0095` - Alt text: Diffusion-generated superhero hybrid in colorful costume with swirling abstract background - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/?media=legal-frame-0095 - Image `frame-0145` - Alt text: Figure with colorful superhero arm gloves against grey sky, blending martial arts and comics - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/?media=frame-0145 ### 7. Diptych `diptych-video-1043215990` - Video `raw-edit-showing-at-kinomurale-2023` - Description: Video of a tai chi fighter projected on a large building - Caption: *Raw Edit* showing at Kinomurale 2023 - Source: Vimeo video 1043215990 - Vimeo title: Editiation on Violence (Raw Edit) - Duration: 37 s - Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/1043215990 - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/?media=raw-edit-showing-at-kinomurale-2023 - Video `musclefist-edit-at-arti-fical-perspectives` - Description: A video of tai chi fighter in a gallery space - Caption: *Musclefist Edit* at Arti_fical Perspectives - Source: Vimeo video 1043216333 - Vimeo title: Editation on Violence (Musclefist Edit) at Arti_fical Perspectives - Duration: 15 s - Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/1043216333 - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/?media=musclefist-edit-at-arti-fical-perspectives ## External links - [Review on Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/film/editation-on-violence-master-edit/) - [Kamuter](https://kamuter.world/) - [Kinomurale](https://kinomural.com/en/main-page/) - [Review on Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/film/editation-on-violence-musclefist-edit/) - [Review on Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/film/editation-on-violence-legal-compliance-edit/) ## Related ### Tags Generative AI, Video Art, AI, Moving Image ### Related work - [Floral Zombification Via Attention Node Networks](https://artificial-images.com/project/floral-zombification-text-to-video.md) (2023, 2024): The Last of Us, the First of Them - [11 Rudniks](https://artificial-images.com/project/11-rudniks-stop-hate-aaaj-donation.md) (2021, 2025): Rudnickhood for good - [BBVDAY 2025½](https://artificial-images.com/project/bbvday2025-animation-film-collage.md) (2025): Another collage animation - [Selfie Song](https://artificial-images.com/project/selfie-song-walt-whitman-illustrip.md) (2021–2025, ongoing): Walter Whitman White --- Markdown twin of https://artificial-images.com/project/editation-on-violence-deren-marvel/, generated from the site's content files. 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