Through this random process, the video projection and 3D sound generated itself, live. If left on infinitely, all the possible configurations may never be played and so the spell may never be triggered – or the magic may be released in the first few minutes.

Plan for a Spell continued Chodzko’s fascination with the processes of our imaginations and their effects on our culture. A seemingly random collection of the moving image documenting different events such as the Burry Man ritual in Scotland, wicker weaving in Cumbria, supporters fighting during a derby and pyres of slaughtered cattle, brought to the limelight the uncanny mysteries of human behaviour. Using a DVD encoded to randomly sort through these contemporary ‘folk’ sites, image, sound and text combine in a multitude of permutations, searching for the right combination of sequences that will cause the release of a spell. The viewer may chance upon the spell immediately or it may be infinitely deferred.