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Pioneer's DVD-V7400 Industrial DVD-Video Player Brings a "Ghost" of an Experience to the Anchorage
New York Artists Use Pioneer DVD Technology to create "Shaded Bandwidths" an Interactive Installation Built Around the Static Radio Phenomenon of "Ghosting"
Long Beach, CA 9/25/2001
Imagine traveling high above the water on the Brooklyn Bridge as you hear and feel the surface change, the flash of a passing car catches your eye as it vanishes into your mirror. The music you were enjoying abruptly changes to static caused by the bridge. Inspired by this experience, New York city artists Anney Bonney and Liz Phillips created an exhibit at the Anchorage (located at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge), which captures the essence of "ghosting" with the use of Pioneer's DVD-V7400 Industrial DVD Video player. Ghosting, the interference of radio transmission by architectural and geological formations, is conceptualized in the installation via unique imagery and sound. The exhibit, "Shaded Bandwidths," uses imagery and sounds to depict what traveler's experience while crossing a bridge. Museum visitors can trigger the "ghosting" phenomenon and video segments with their movements, allowing them to effect the projected video and sound of the space.
To bring the concept of "ghosting" to life, the artists recorded video images along with audio of the natural reverberations from the Brooklyn Bridge and the interference heard on the radio while traveling over the bridge. The two artists created a chaptered DVD-Video disc with the pre-recorded video, which when connected to Pioneer's DVD-Video player and a computer, allowed the artists to create custom playback commands that access specific video segments when visitors reach one of the nearly 100 sensor points throughout the room. With Pioneer's seamless search capabilities, the player retrieves chapters instantly, creating a totally interactive exhibit controlled by visitor movement.
"With the seamless search capability, we were able to create an installation that instantly reacts and changes according to visitor movements," said Anney Bonney, who created the video and projection array of the exhibition. "Pioneer's DVD-Video player provided this ability and the capacity to be externally controlled, allowing specific video segments to be accessed as people move through the room."
Installing the interactive experience at the Anchorage was a challenge. With its location at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge, the exhibit space was cool and damp, providing an unfavorable location for a DVD-Video player and related system equipment. Requiring high quality rugged electronic products able to withstand the adverse conditions and the rigors of daily use, Anney and Liz turned to Pioneer's DVD-V7400 Industrial DVD-Video player. The sturdy and compact design of the player proved to be the ideal solution. The player's ability to handle the challenging environment while playing back seamless video allowed the artists freedom to create a hypnotic masterpiece.
"If we wanted the exhibit to be installed at the Anchorage - a perfect location for a piece on bridges - we had to have equipment that could withstand the conditions," said Bonney. "When we learned about Pioneer's DVD-Video player from video installation expert Dave Jones, we knew we had the answer. With the rugged and durable features of the player, the show would go on under all conditions."
Pioneer's players are designed to run continuously throughout the day, without incident, to provide sharp, crisp, life-like images even in installation in locations where conditions are adverse. The industrial design of the DVD-V7400 makes it ideal for enduring the rigors of daily operation in high-use presentation environments such as museums and other public venues.
"The durability and connection ports of the DVD-V7400 made the player the ideal solution for Shaded Bandwidths," said Linda Toleno, vice president of sales and marketing for Pioneer's Business Solutions Division. "Pioneer's DVD-Video players were designed for demanding environments and provide unparalleled quality images for video artists in manydifferent applications."
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The Business Solutions Division of Pioneer Electronics (USA), Inc., headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., is the leader and technical innovator in optical disc technology for the industrial market. Pioneer Electronics (USA), Inc., is a subsidiary of Pioneer Electronic Corporation. For more information on Pioneer's DVD-V7400 player and other industrial products from Pioneer's Business Solutions Division, visit our Web site at www.pioneerelectronics.com, (Business Products Tab) or call (310) 952-2799.
ABOUT "SHADED BANDWIDTHS"
Anney Bonney and Liz Phillips, video and sound artists respectively, present Shaded Bandwidths, an interactive video and sound environment that explores the phenomenon of "ghosting" (the interference of radio transmissions by architectural and geological formations). In this dramatic installations of large screens, viewers trigger ghosting with their movements, subtly effecting the projected video and sound. "Shaded Bandwidths" was sponsored by Creative Time with additional support form the New York State Council on the Arts and Franklin Furnace. The exhibit was presented as the Anchorage, in Brooklyn, New York.
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