00:00 Tape begins with black. 00:02 Bars and tone. 00:11 Cut to black. 00:24 A title reads: “This tape is dedicated to the Hindus of India and Nepal, and to Shiv, their lord of procreation and death.” A voice over reads the title in a non-english language. Fade to another title that reads “Shivaratri, Kathmandu, Nepal.” The voice over reads this title. 00:43 A title reads: “Shiva’s birthday celebration, at one of his important pilgrimage sites in Asia at the […]
This is a documentation of Barbara Sykes’ video installation work “d/stabilize/d” (1987).
This is a reel consisting of Barbara Sykes’ works “By the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak” (1978), “Electronic Masks” (1978), and “Clowns” made with the Sandin Image Processor.
This is a reel consisting of Barbara Sykes’ live performance of “Circle 9 Sunrise” (1976) and the work “The Poem” (1975) and made with the Sandin Image Processor.
The work presented on this tape is one excerpt of three pieces in a live performance of dance, audio, and video synthesis. Originally conceived by Barbara Sykes and Michael Sterling in November, 1976, the “Ngoma Dance” was a total interaction work with an electronic environment performed at the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Campus.
