Host

United States, 1997

Artwork

Lucas states: In this video, I participate in an on-line therapy session directed by the system operator of a streetside multi-media kiosk. As I indulge in a virtual conversation about a troublesome relationship, the session instantly becomes an amalgamation of daytime television and tabloid, wherein the surveillance camera becomes the eye of the media.

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Collection

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Credits

creator

Kristin Lucas

producer

Kristin Lucas

writer

Kristin Lucas

Production places
United States
Production dates
1997

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1000120

Language

English

Audience classification

unclassified

Subject categories

Digital Art

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Reality

Object Types

Artwork

Materials

Single channel moving image

Holdings

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

VHS [PAL]; Copy

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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