The Collapse of PAL by Rosa Menkman

The Collapse of PAL by Rosa Menkman

Date: 
03.02.2011 18:30
Edition: 
2011
Format: 
Performance
Location: 
HKW
Hall
Rosa Menkman_Collapse of PAL_Angel of History
Rosa Menkman_Collapse of PAL_Angel of History
Rosa Menkman_Collapse of PAL_Angel of History
Rosa Menkman_Collapse of PAL_Angel of History

In this audiovisual performance Rosa Menkman reflects on the PAL signal and its supposed end. Although PAL is now obsolete and outdated, it still lives on indirectly in newer technologies like the DVB signal. The Collapse of PAL is an homage to the typical artefacts of the analogue signal, which Rosa Menkman captured using feedback, image bending techniques, a broken digital camera, digital compression, video bending devices and a game console. The soundtrack is crafted using the sounds of a Cracklebox, an old Casio keyboard, European telephone signals, Morse code etc.

In the audiovisual performance The Collapse of PAL Rosa Menkman reflects on the PAL signal and its termination. This death sentence, although executed in silence, was a brutally violent act that left PAL disregarded and obsolete....
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