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[Nettime-bold] Patrick Lichty: "8 Bits Or Less"


SHOCKING VIDEO REVEALS TRUTH ABOUT SITUATIONIST ALIEN ABDUCTIONS!

"8 Bits or Less" (by artist Patrick Lichty, with DJ Voyd remix of music by
the NYC-based 8-Bit Construction Set) is first video artwork created with
wristcam and 8-bit technology.

Have you ever made a short film about postmodern culture and alien abduction
with your watch? "8 Bits or Less", a short form video that explores
philosophy, countersurveillance techniques, and alien abduction, was shot
entirely with a black - and - white Casio wristCam watch over a six month
period.  Consisting of under a thousand hand-assembled digital images, "8
Bits or Less" takes the viewer through a surreal landscape of hidden
cameras, strange devices, and questionable science.  Nevertheless, the video
takes the limitations of small devices like the wrist camera as a challenge
for creative innovation.

But then, director Patrick Lichty is no stranger to the use of information
devices as creative tools.  His "(re)distributions" PDA art exhibition
features many examples of artists who have taken the next wave of personal
devices and made them artist's tools. "Creativity has often been about
pushing the limits of technique", Lichty said,  "and I had no idea whether
the low resolution images produced by the wristcam would translate well to
video.  Also, because of the low resolution (120x120) and the fact that you
could only take one image every second and a half, it's interesting to see
the texture and jumpiness of the video, which is similar to that of early
cinema.  As far as wearable media devices are concerned, I think we're at a
similar point of time."

"8 Bits or Less" features a DJ Voyd remix of the NYC-based band The 8-Bit
Construction Set's song, "Dollars" as part of the work's soundtrack.  The
music, composed on 20-year old Commodore 64 computers, runs counter to
market pressures for continual computer upgrades. Combined with the fact
that all of the vocals and video were created using older 8-bit technology,
"8 Bits or Less" remembers the history of personal computing as well as
considers the edge of small and wearable devices that populate society
today.

Future plans are for a color sequel, and a number of gallery exhibitions
featuring imagery from the video.

"8 Bits Or Less" is currently available on VHS, DV, and Video CD (with DVD
in the works).

Patrick Lichty is an artist, writer, and curator who works with experimental
forms of technological media.  His last major work, "Sprawl: The American
Landscape in Transition" continues exhibition at the Smithsonian American
Art Museum, and his "(re)distributions" international PDA art curatorial
project continues until February 28th.

Contact Info:

Patrick Lichty (Videos, Info)

(001) 225 766 3811

voyd@voyd.com
Site URL: (includes Realvideo version) http://www.voyd.com/8bol

 8-Bit Construction Set
The 8-Bit Construction Set are: Michael Schwartz (former director of
Activision Audio), Dwayne "hooker" Delario, Schwartz, Rick Stryker, Perry
"pone" Mahone, DJ Cougar Shuttle
http://beigerecords.com/artists/8bitcs.html

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