LVA presents a three part selection of material from its archive; an entertaining and subjective fast-forward through decades of material. Programmed by Michael Maziere of LVA.
Part One: The 70's - The Aesthetic Mirror
VIDEO SKETCHES Clive Richardson 1972 8 mins
A series of experiments using the original Sony Rover, Primitive. Simple yet clever, these exercises reveal some of the essences of video.
MONITOR 1 Steve Partridge 1975 10 mins
Monitor 1 is a careful reorganisation of time scales and images of a revolving monitor, which produces disorienting temporal and spatial collage. The piece struggles with the problem of the identity and the aesthetics of the medium.
TV FIGHTER CAMERA PLANE David Hall 1977 10 mins
TV Fighter uses stock war footage in a succession of optical retakes to decode the medium's conventions, perceptual assumptions and contextual expectations.
VANITAS Tamara Krikorian 1977 8 mins
Vanitas is both a self portrait rooted within the fine art tradition and an allegory on the ephemeral nature of television - the tape plays out a subtle battle between TV and art.
STATE OF DIVISION Mick Hartney 1979 5 mms
A tape about animation and television.
KENSINGTON GORE Catherine Elwes 1981 15 mins
One of the first tapes to explore narrative, representation and identity in a complex, radical and challenging way. Through a first person account, mime and fiction, the tape weaves a tale which questions objectivity, reality and communication.
Presented at Tate Gallery Liverpool
[LESS]LVA presents a three part selection of material from its archive; an entertaining and subjective fast-forward through decades of material. Programmed by Michael Maziere of LVA.
Part One: The 70's - The Aesthetic Mirror
VIDEO SKETCHES Clive Richardson 1972 8 mins
A series of experiments using the original Sony Rover, Primitive. Simple yet clever, these exercises reveal some of the essences of video.
MONITOR 1 Steve Partridge 1975 10 mins
Monitor 1 is a careful reorganisation of time scales and images of a revolving monitor, which produces disorienting temporal and spatial collage. The piece struggles with the problem of the identity and the aesthetics of the medium.
TV FIGHTER CAMERA PLANE David Hall 1977 10 mins
TV Fighter uses stock war footage in a succession of optical retakes to decode the medium's conventions, perceptual assumptions and contextual expectations.
VANITAS Tamara Krikorian 1977 8 mins
Vanitas is both a self portrait rooted within the fine art tradition and an allegory on the ephemeral nature of television - the tape plays out a subtle battle between TV and art.
STATE OF DIVISION Mick Hartney 1979 5 mms
A tape about animation and television.
KENSINGTON GORE Catherine Elwes 1981 15 mins
One of the first tapes to explore narrative, representation and identity in a complex, radical and challenging way. Through a first person account, mime and fiction, the tape weaves a tale which questions objectivity, reality and communication.
Presented at Tate Gallery Liverpool
