LDTV, refers to the artist’s term for ‘low definition television’. This work is a collection of television fragments videotaped directly from the TV screen in an array of countries in which Asher has travelled. On the one hand LDTV reflects the nomadic character of Asher’s work, but at the same time it reproduces the effect of a satellite fixed in space, giving unlimited access to a homogenised world. With vitality and humor, LDTV traces the speed at which Western culture is transmitted globally.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1000069
Language
English
Audience classifications
G
unclassified
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Reality
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Object Types
Artwork
Materials
Single channel moving image, colour and audio
Holdings
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan