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 Artists using digital presentation and playback technologies such as LCD/CRT video projection, video-wall and DVD are traditionally led by the commercial developments that bring about the technology's availability. A very good example can be found with the digital video projector which has been primarily developed to enable business-to-business presentations but which has simultaneously brought video projection and digital film presentation within the reach of many artists and galleries. An easy parallel in history can be found with the famous Cinepak camera produced by Sony in the 70's for TV newsgathering which similarly brought portable video recording (as opposed to film) within the reach of artists and film-makers. New Screens is a residency based commission which acknowledges these precedents, influences and exchanges and recognises the huge opportunities offered to an artist sited at the source of these evolving technologies. New Screens is an industry partnered commission-in-development that aims to encourage intellectual exchanges at an artistic, conceptual and scientific level and explore the fertile ground between artists, scientists and manufacturers. Many early, pioneering and experimental film-makers sought to expose the nature of their new medium and new imaging technologies offer the same, fresh opportunities but in a multiplicity of new digital materials and media developed to meet the needs of expanding commercial and consumer markets. The floor to ceiling gallery experience of video has now become commonplace and as the distinction between artists and film-makers becomes blurred the technologies prompting these changes remain overlooked. Whether an electronic image is viewed in a cinema, gallery, public space or mobile phone the intrinsic nature of venues, screens and audiences is firmly anchored in a reliance upon screen technology and the human role within their functions. For the New screens residency opportunity Lumen is inviting applications of interest from artists interested in developing a UK/European residency placement with a manufacturer or University research department. Several manufacturers and research agencies have been identified and approached as possible 'hosts' with a view to placement in the Spring/Summer of 2002. For more information and an informal discussion contact Will Rose at Lumen. |
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