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Jim Campbell: New Work |
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Sep 2-Oct 18 - Tu, We, Fr, Sa 10-5:30, Th 11-7; Reception: Sep 6, 4-6 pm
Uniquely combining engineering and film-making backgrounds, Jim Campbell continues his examination of the liminal space of perception, where data becomes image. His most recent work is notable for its relationship to the very first LED piece he made in 1999, and exemplifies the tremendous variation and development achieved in the ensuing 15 years, all using a single medium, the light emitting diode (LED).
In his 2000 exhibition "Color by Number" at Hosfelt Gallery, Campbell's earliest LED works consisted of four-color LEDs that translated video footage into an extremely low-resolution format. But the works that followed typically involved a single color of LED-either red or white-as Campbell investigated the reduction of information to the edge of abstraction and the human capacity to interpret it.
In this exhibition Campbell returns to the realm of full-color. Two works that are part of his ongoing "Home Movies" series deploy four-color LEDs to depict vintage footage capturing significant moments in the lives of anonymous families, prior to the advent of video and before recording devices became quotidian. Viewed in low-resolution Technicolor, the birthdays, holidays and vacations become universal, turning anonymous records of the past into evocative and expressive repositories of our own personal memories.
Other works explore new three-dimensional formats, including multiple flat panels mounted at varying distances from the wall, topographic arrangements of LEDs, and carved, semi-transparent resin 'screens' that function as a sculptural equivalent of the image transmitted by the LEDs.
As ever-present technology distances us from sensation and contemplation, Campbell uses technologies developed for information transfer and storage to bring us back to the fundamental human experiences of perception and memory.
MORE INFO:
Website: http://hosfeltgallery.com
Email: info@hosfeltgallery.com
Phone: 415-495-5454
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