Steina Vasulka, born Reykjavik, Iceland 1940 Search this
Medium:
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 10:04 minutes
Type:
Media Arts
Date:
1970-1978
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Steina Vasulka, who was trained as a classical violinist, describes this work as “a demo tape on how to play video on the violin.” Violin Power weaves the audio signal into the video image, linking sight with sound and outlining a new electronic aural-imaging “syntax.” The video ties the two senses together in a single signal and demonstrates natural assumptions about what is seen and what is simultaneously heard. As the tape progresses through three performances, audio wave forms produced by the musical instrument begin to affect the video image and eventually become the video generator itself.