Thursday, February 09, 2006

Intermediate Studio - Permanent Flux - Research - Frank Gillette - Wipe Cycle

This piece created in 1969 in conjunction with Ira Schneider, resulted from a various experiments with image feed-back and time-delay. Gillette challenged the passive experience of the viewer by integrating pre-recorded information with live feeds of the subject. It allowed the viewer to see him or herself not just in a certain time or space but eight or sixteen seconds before. He stated "It was an attempt to demonstrate that you're as much a piece of information as tomorrow morning's headlines."

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