9Time-Based Media in Physical Space

Loops in Video and Sound Installations

Premise: This chapter considers emerging digital forms of looped image and sound in time-based media installations.

Loops in Video and Sound Installations

Figure 9.1 Nan June Paik, Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S. Alaska, Hawaii (1974). Video installation, media: television, steel, electronic component, neon tubing.3

Figure 9.1 Nan June Paik, Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S. Alaska, Hawaii (1974). Video installation, media: television, steel, electronic component, neon tubing.3

In the visual arts, video can take many forms, from basic screen projections to complete environments consisting of a large gallery space converted into an alternate reality designed to provide an immersive experience.1 Video installations are ...

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