Schneider, Alexandra; Strauven, Wanda; Hölling, Hanna Barbara (2013). Transcending obsolescence in technological ruins? Questions of conservation and presentation in Nam June Paik’s Something Pacific and Rembrandt Automatic NECSUS. European Journal of Media Studies, 2(2), pp. 465-482. Amsterdam University Press 10.5117/NECSUS2013.2.HOLL
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Standing amidst the lively garden of the campus of the University of California, San diego, I am looking at the many television sets, buddhas, and elements of various electronic devices scattered around. as the first outdoor ensemble of the korean video artist Nam June Paik (1932-2006), the installation Something Pacific (1986) was installed here almost three decades ago. although meticulously trimmed, the grass grows over the sculptures just slightly – nature, as time, is taking over the arrangement. There is a particular feeling that is attached to this observation, a feeling of tranquillity, stasis, deactivation, perhaps meditation and somewhat religious emotion. This strangely-arranged ensemble, rather than putting malfunction on display, takes the viewer to the other side (perhaps to nostalgia), questioning the standard of what is expected of media – a desire or even demand to view a transmitted image. It is astonishing in its devotion to stillness and contemplation.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
Bern Academy of the Arts Bern Academy of the Arts > Institute Materiality in Art and Culture Bern Academy of the Arts > Institute Materiality in Art and Culture > Contemporary Art and Media |
Name: |
Schneider, Alexandra; Strauven, Wanda and Hölling, Hanna Barbara  0000-0002-3063-4405 |
Subjects: |
A General Works > AM Museums (General). Collectors and collecting (General) N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general T Technology > T Technology (General) |
ISSN: |
22151222 |
Publisher: |
Amsterdam University Press |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Hanna Barbara Hölling |
Date Deposited: |
11 Sep 2023 15:16 |
Last Modified: |
11 Sep 2023 15:16 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.5117/NECSUS2013.2.HOLL |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: |
conservation, Nam June Paik, ruins, technology, television, video, waste |
ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.19905 |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/19905 |
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