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rmx" a video remix performance by screaMachine using
the "V.R.A.G." (video remix artillery gun). The
artist controls both the direction of the beam and the content
of the video. As the projection moves around the room, the
focus of activity moves. By utilizing all surfaces in the
area, the artist redifines the space and the traditional
audience viewing experience. |
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"Entertainment
rmx" uses a series of animated video clips made available
for instant playback via the MIDI controller switches on
the V.R.A.G. These clips will be mixed live by the artist
as he projects them around the performance space.
The artist recorded one hour of channel flipping on a Monday
evening from 6pm to 7pm. This footage was condensed into
a series of 'soundbytes' which were digitally manipulated,
resulting in animated variations on the original footage
combined with scrolling text. The text comprises uninhibited
commentary on the video imagery, from sarcasm to insult
to ridicule. The commentary is not meant to be insightful
(though some of it may be), but reactionary. The artist
is expressing his honest responses as closely as possible
to when he first viewed each clip, revealing his humorously
dismissive viewpoint. As a viewer, the audience member is
made to question the interpretive nature of their viewing,
both at home and during the performance.
The removal of the TV image from the standard set and presenting
it in an oversized, animated, roving projection lends the
content an undeserved grandiosity, thus enhancing the commentary
on the entertainment/advertising/ minimal-attention-span-grabbing
nature of American TV |
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