Video+Installation


 * Project 4**
 * Engaging Meatspace**

Engage \En*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. [|Engaged] ; p. pr. & vb. n. [|Engaging] .]

[F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge, pawn. See [|Gage] .]

1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to **bind** by contract or promise. "I to thee engaged a prince's word." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To **gain** for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage men for service. [1913 Webster] 3. To gain over; to win and **attach**; to **attract** and **hold**; to **draw**. [1913 Webster] Good nature engages everybody to him. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 4. To **employ** the attention and efforts of; to **occupy**; to **engross**; to draw on. [1913 Webster] Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging him in conversation. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] 5. To enter into **contest** with; to **encounter**; to bring to **conflict**. [1913 Webster] A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy. --Ludlow. [1913 Webster] 6. (Mach.) To come into **gear** with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch engages the other part. [1913 Webster] Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

[|//art//] in which a given space is redefined by the (usually) temporary arrangement therein of objects and/or materials in quasi-sculptural and/or quasi-theatrical constructions. (From: []) Over the last 30 years video and multimedia have been increasingly used for art installations. The combinations of “screen presence” and interactivity create numerous possibilities for the artist to exploit. In this project, you will create a multimedia installation that interfaces with the real world. The theme of the project will be “engagement.” You may use any combination of the technologies we have studied this semester- video, audio and/or Flash. The crux of this assignment is the use and activation of real-space, or meatspace. Your work will be installed in a one-night exhibition in and/or around the building, where anyone may interact with it. This project can take many forms, like, but **not limited** to: **Single monitor placed in a specific location** **Multiple monitors arranged in a space** **Video projection in the space or on a specific object** **Closed Circuit TV (live feed from a camera)** **Any of the above but with the inclusion of an interactive mechanism** We have available for the class: several large monitors, 3 7” monitors one with DVD, one large TV, and access to multiple video projectors. You may all use these, but since the exhibition features all of your work at the same time, each student must use a different display device. Additionally, you may be required to furnish your own DVD player or TV. Artists to research: Bruce Nauman Peter Campus Rodney Graham Pipolotti Rist Douglas Gordon Candice Breitz Rebecca Horn Pierre Huyghe Laurie Anderson Ann Hamilton Tim Hawkinson Paul Pfeiffer Krzystof Wodiczko