Observer/Observed And Other Works Of Video Semiology

Observer/Observed And Other Works Of Video Semiology

Synopsis

"This video trilogy of Camera, Monitor, Frame; Observer/Observed; and Observer/Observed/Observer creates a semiology of video as a work on video rather than a written text. Its main purpose is to study the structural relationships between video and language, in this case using the English language. I designed a system depicting the relationship between the observer and the person being observed using words such as 'I' and 'YOU' through a video feedback system as the basis. What concerns me is the structure of 'seeing' involving both the observer and the observed through such devices as the sentence 'I see you' being posited by a closed-circuit video system. This trilogy of Camera, Monitor, Frame; Observer/Observed; and Observer/Observed/Observer is a remake of my 1975-76 version; it is shorter in length, but its original concept has not been changed. The CD-Rom version is a multimedia piece with text (English & Japanese) and CG animation in addition to video." – Takahiko Iimura