Video Creatures
Nam June Paik: Becoming Robot
Description: In 2014, the Asia Society Museum invited me to design and lead a hands-on workshop exploring ideas and materials related to Nam June Paik’s “Family of Robot” video sculptures as part of their public programming surrounding the exhibition “Nam June Paik: Becoming Robot.” Following a tour of the gallery, I led participants through a collaborative design challenge to build a series of increasingly complex video creatures using multiple cameras, looping media players, and displays.
Photo: Leading workshop participants through a tour of the “Nam June Paik: Becoming Robot” exhibition. In addition to examining the Family of Robot video sculptures, we interacted with Paik’s installation “Participation TV.”
Photo: Starting patch diagram for the workshop. Participants began by working in small groups to create a face using a CRT and two 7” TFT displays. The groups then merged to create a collective video creature
