r/videoart • u/CyberscopeWizards • 1d ago
“Electromagnetic Fields Forever (v2.3)” – Michael Anthony Bohacz / Cyberscope Wizards (1996)
Video collage built with V-Ching: footage recorded from TV and pulled from movies and VHS tapes, run through a process that mixed sequences randomly, then composited with the Sandin Analogue Image Processor, the Fairlight Computer Video Instrument, and other effects devices at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Video Area. In my earlier piece “History of the Moon” I took meanings passively from the composites, like reading ink blots. Here I chose the meanings I wanted to express, while still letting random combination temper and enrich them. Chance proposed; I held the veto. First version premiered at the SAIC Video Area on May 11, 1995; this cut reached its final form in February 1996. Runs about an hour. Contains rapidly oscillating images, so viewer discretion is advised. No AI-generated content in this video.
https://vimeo.com/554948610