death of the birth of video art

nam june paik - whose work i came across only in the mid 90s - has passed on. See: http://www.paikstudios.com/

i first discovered the fluxus movement in 1995 when starting at university, and the fascination has remained. i considered performing a piece from the fluxus manual - something for watering can, ladder and french horn - but the context wasn't the right one (not really suitable for a technical and repertoire exam).

it was only when in paris at the end of 2004 that i saw the "son et lumiere" exhibition at the pompidou. this was the first opportunity i had to see his work "in the flesh" so to speak... and i found it hard to drag myself out of the room...