Points of View I
Description
Artist Statement
Points of View was a 'theatre of signs' with both stage and protagonists being provided by a three-dimensional computer graphics simulation that was video projected onto a large screen in front of a seated audience...The representation of the actors on the stage was derived from the ancient Egyptian alphabet - each figure was a hieroglyphic character. This constellation of signs was used to articulate a world model with an underlying set of physical and conceptual relationships. Sixteen sound tracks - mostly spoken texts - were interactively linked to the image via the same joystick that controlled the visual movements.
Source of Artist Statement
Points of View was a 'theatre of signs' with both stage and protagonists being provided by a three-dimensional computer graphics simulation that was video projected onto a large screen in front of a seated audience...The representation of the actors on the stage was derived from the ancient Egyptian alphabet - each figure was a hieroglyphic character. This constellation of signs was used to articulate a world model with an underlying set of physical and conceptual relationships. Sixteen sound tracks - mostly spoken texts - were interactively linked to the image via the same joystick that controlled the visual movements.
Source of Artist Statement
Creator
Shaw, Jeffrey
Date
1983
Contributor
Abel, Larry [Software]
Van Vark, Tat [Hardware]
Jungbauer, Charly [Hardware]
Ziegler, Torsten [Software]
Steine, Armin [Hardware]
Produced under the auspices of the Mickery Theater, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Genre
Computergraphic/video installation
Platform
Video
Citation
Shaw, Jeffrey, “Points of View I,” ADELTA, accessed April 23, 2024, http://sstars.ws/items/show/204.