Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Jim Campbell

Primal Graphics, 2002
Custom electronics

Installation at Battery Park, New York presented by Creative Time and The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park.

"In Primal Graphics 2002, a shadowy figure runs across an empty field. Up close, it is apparent that the lifelike movement is the result of pulsating lights, the screen is actually a 10 x 13 foot grid composed of 192 light bulbs. To create this work, Campbell recorded his subject in digital video, a medium that converts live action to millions of pixels; the artist then reduced the number of pixels until the image reached the verge of perceptibility, leaving just enough data to retain the outlines of reality."
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