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Artist: Philip Kohn
pkohn@mail.nih.gov
MockTV: YOU control the horizontal
When I was a kid, I watched well over 8 hours of TV a day.
Some shows I loved and many more I hated, but I still watched them.
At a deep and unconscious level I still live in these programs.
It seemed natural, as someone who has become obsessed with video manipulation
and interaction, to allow participants to place themselves in tiny slices of my core reality.
We put our hands up into the projector's light to cast silly shadows on the screen,
maybe even interacted with a character in the movie, hamming it up anonymously.
We watch really bad TV with friends making our own humorous soundtracks.
We want to "get back" at the TV, because we have little control over it's content
that traps our eyes even when we don't particularly want to see what it is showing us.
The installation Mocktv gives it's participants a chance to leave their mark on these old TV programs.
It is also a contest where people can vote for MockTV's top clips.
While clips are playing, simply clap to vote.
To record, simply step on stage. The screen will go black and then a clip will come on that
you will be able to step into. The clip will not be the same as the one you were watching.
If you stand still, you will disappear. Movement makes whatever moves reappear.
You can show just your hand, your head, or show your whole body depending on what you move.
The clip will repeat several times allowing you to add multiple copies of yourself or your voice.
To complete your recording, simply exit the stage area.
Above all, have fun!!
The above was from http://www.artomatic.org/catalog/artform/installation |