Extension of Human Sight

Video by Andreas Zingerle, 2007-2008

In the 1920's, David Sarnoff (Chairman of the board of RCA) and Dr. Vladimir Zworykin (Vice President of RCA (Hon.), Techn. Consultant of RCA) started dreaming on mass production of broadcasting moving images by electronic devices. The short sequenz is looped and the audiovisiual quality decreases constantly due to the fact of a lossy data compression. Artifacts like peculiar effect, bleeding, ringing, pre-echo, drop-outs, warbling, or graininess can be observed. Even green colored particels pop up in the black/white film the higher the sequence gets compressed. Same artifacts can also be seen in todays video streaming culture.

Dialogues:
David Sarnoff: "We succeeded in extending human sight far beyond the horizon."

Vladimir Zworykin: "Yes, this is wonderful thing about television. The extension of our sight."

Exhibitions and Screenings

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Pantheon Xperimental

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LUFF 2008


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Instant Video

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Mediaart Festival Simultan


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9th FILE Festival

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Electrofringe


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Melbournefringe

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Arttech Media Cordoba


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Asolo Filmfestival

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Dislocate 08


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Illuminators 08

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809 INAF


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Magmart Video

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Parabel Graz


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Transshift 08

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Collision 08


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Filmfestival Miden

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Pixilerations