TechnoShaman
Television Sculpture
by Sky Santiago
TechnoShaman sits at The Crossroads and walks between worlds.
TechnoShaman could be a power, a person, a map, a means of travel. TechnoShaman is the visionary and historian, wearing the garb of mediums past and present--- taking us on a journey that is an investigation of the unknown.
The piece is meditative and signal oriented. Materials of circuit boards, components, cables, electrical wiring, cassette tapes, filmstrips, floppy’s and dvd’s were used to illustrate the demystification of technology. The video is a feedback loop and is representative of human consciousness. The television as the TechnoShaman’s head is a pro-active art element, taking the place of its commonly accepted use as a device of corporate broadcast and passive receptivity.
We live in the information age of DIY, hacker culture, and social media engagement, as many seek to solutions to world problems and to create works that speak to the masses. With these tools we play, teach, learn, expand, and can perhaps heal our world. We are “media-minded” digital natives in a grassroots, open-source playing field. We are disassembling the past and repurposing it for the next stage in our human evolution.
Shaman as will be presented at Occupy the Outlets (sans accessories that can be stolen). Filmstrips as the Shaman's robe, a projector crystal from Atlantis, and other trinkets are under consideration for the actual install on the 13th.
Documentation of the entire work can be found in the following links
Studio Chaos
Reading Research
http://psychedelic-information-theory.com/toc.php
http://csmt.uchicago.edu/glossary2004/liminal.htm
http://fusionanomaly.net/TechNode.html
http://fusionanomaly.net/shamanism.html
http://csmt.uchicago.edu/glossary2004/liminal.htm
http://fusionanomaly.net/TechNode.html
http://fusionanomaly.net/shamanism.html
Part of the concept was to explore an extension or 'housing' that was expressive of my experience with my favorite form of experimental video art: video feedback. As it is encouraged of me to do something that requires a lot more work, creativity, and effort to dig deeper...I have to consider all the work, time and energy already invested, which is approaching 150 hours. I would love to make the Taj Mahal of kooky experimental tv sculptures...but we will see what is possible by April 13th. I am completely satisfied personally with what I have done.
3.31.2012
It has been decided by the Shaman and me that this project is done. I do not necessarily subscribe to an idea that the video itself requires some kind of ardent physical work, sense of showmanship, or simply anything more. In order to understand this, a view of the body of my work would be necessary. The point of a ("Sacred") Teaching is that all the information is already in there and to attempt to extrapolate it into a concrete or linear explanation totally reduces it. It is possible that this is what happened with Christianity and The Bible. This is exactly why symbols and silence are so important in matters such as these. Although I resepect all the directions given, the inner guidance is what drives.
3.31.2012
It has been decided by the Shaman and me that this project is done. I do not necessarily subscribe to an idea that the video itself requires some kind of ardent physical work, sense of showmanship, or simply anything more. In order to understand this, a view of the body of my work would be necessary. The point of a ("Sacred") Teaching is that all the information is already in there and to attempt to extrapolate it into a concrete or linear explanation totally reduces it. It is possible that this is what happened with Christianity and The Bible. This is exactly why symbols and silence are so important in matters such as these. Although I resepect all the directions given, the inner guidance is what drives.
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