Language and imagery that drift through increasingly loose associations before snapping back to one thing that does make sense - cups.
The first in a series of three commercials for Lunette in their latest global campaign for menstrual cups - STChM wrote and developed the concept in collaboration with Lunette and Loveboat films.
A troubled patent clerk on a
business trip to Japan visits his
dying brother one last time.
STChM Modern welcomes Arne Arnesen.
The Norwegian Walker enters the STChM Modern collection at a moment when questions of duration, stillness, and the body's relationship to thought have never been more urgent. Arnesen's lifelong practice, built from repetition, landscape, and the radical act of stopping, represents precisely the kind of singular, uncompromising vision that STChM Modern exists to preserve and champion.
STChM Modern looks forward to a close collaboration with the Arnesen Foundation in the curation and accurate archiving of Arnesen's life's work. The materials held by the Foundation, including field artifacts, journals, casts, recordings, and the accumulated physical residue of decades of walking, constitute one of the most quietly remarkable bodies of documentation in contemporary art. It will be handled with the care it deserves.
STChM Records introduces: Moules Moules.
A largely undocumented Zambian group active from the late 1960s through the 1970s, Moules Moules are believed to have been five brothers who produced an extensive body of work before quietly disappearing in the early 1980s. Very little is known about their lives or movements, and no verified recordings have surfaced publicly until now.
STChM acquired distribution rights to a portion of their archive through a private agreement with an unnamed family member currently based in Finland. From this material, a selection of recordings has been restored and compiled. These tracks form Love in the Time of Muscles, a new LP release assembled as the official soundtrack to the STChM film Everyone Loves Muscles, recipient of the Silver Ciclope.
The record presents eight selected works drawn from across their catalogue. The recordings retain their original character, including tonal inconsistencies and environmental artifacts, preserved as part of the source material.
Ti scrivo da nessun luogo in particolare, da un posto che ha strade ma non memoria, luce ma nessun calore. Ti porto con me come altri portano una cicatrice d’infanzia, invisibile ma capace di guidare ogni mio passo. Quando chiudo gli occhi non vedo il tuo profilo su una mappa. Ti sento, piuttosto. Pietra scaldata da secoli di mani. Caffè amaro in una tazza sbeccata. Una campana che sa di sopravvivere a chi l’ascolta.
The Pointy Nose Chronicles follows the enigmatic hero Prof. Stoichemaan through a series of short films featuring an ensemble cast including Marie Antoinette the cat, his most unreliable friend Ghost, and the persistent mountain rodent Louis.
Clouds experience it as condition. Humans see falling as failure. Clouds see it as return. We measure motion in speed and impact. Clouds measure it in duration and drift.
What is most revealing in the post-hoc defense of the McDonald’s campaign is not the claim of innovation, but the insistence on difficulty. The creators repeatedly emphasize the seven-week duration, the exhaustive prompting, the manual coercion of generative systems, as though labor itself might function as absolution. This is a familiar rhetorical strategy: the substitution of effort for authorship, of technical friction for conceptual clarity.
Introducing Splitcuits. The premium splitable wafer biscuit from Stoichemaan. Two halves. One refined pleasure. Snap, share, or savour — however you split it, it’s simply superior.
“We’re fascinated by the artisan turned artist—how craft evolves into expression, and how personal histories shape creative voices. Our latest project delves into the life of Gerald Schumpter, exploring his intricate work and the 20-year feud with his neighbor that inspired it. This is more than a story about art; it’s about identity mythology, the ripple effects of false accusations, and how small communities, driven by idle lives and petty vindications, create a unique backdrop for growth and resilience. STChM is privileged to have been entrusted with providing the SynthoGraphs of both Gerald and his work, offering a deeper visual and narrative exploration of the complexities of truth, reputation, and the powerful intersection of craft and conflict.”
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STChM Academic Journal for Filmmakers and Artists / Vol. 1, Issue 1 (2025) Download