Making prints with your visuals

Frames Per Second - Exhibition in Salon Projektionist - Vienna from Bopa on Vimeo.

Besides being a staple of the festival circuit in Germany and Austria the duo Bruno Tait and VJ Bopa take time to explore other possibilities and potential in what can be done with a projector. Take for example projected images and their ephemerality, especially in the live video world where sometimes compositions are created spontaneously, are not recorded. Bruno Tait came up with the idea of creating photographic prints of their projections by turning the clock backwards, foregoing the simple system 'screen shot' and projecting light onto IFLORD photo print paper.

One of the challenges that this project presented was adjusting the light levels in the projector correctly. Using too much light of course just wipes the whole page from over exposure.

An aspect of the works created that I had not initially thought of was how when using fast animations the light produced massages the photo paper creating smooth trails somewhat effectively documenting what can be achieved when using the 'trace' function in modul8.

Making art has always been at the heart of what modul8 is. I always think of the VJ experience or any sequential type of art as an ephemeral presence. This project threw me because what Bruno Tait and VJ Bopa did was remix the process of digital art creation as if it were chasing its tail. Not exactly so. This chase did lead into the gallery space called Salon Projektionist, a small gallery in Vienna, Austria run by the inimitable 4youreye that wholly embraces visuals as its own. This unique initiative is cared for by Eva Bischof who is one of the most committed souls I have met to changing preconceived notions about live visuals.

Obviously the word 'commodity' comes into play. But I will let you take it where you will.