The first of a series in degradation collaboration

DISTRIBUTED BY LIGHT CONE

Part 1. Shroud of Security

3'30", 16mm, color, 2007

One hundred feet of un-shot 16mm (Kodak-7289, 800ASA) film was cut into 6 equal parts. Each piece was boxed separately and passed along to airline passengers to be placed in their check-in luggage. As they traveled, the boxes were separately subjected to x-ray checks 0, 4, 8, 16, 32, and 64 times. 23 carriers, an innumerable quantity of anonyous security personnel, and the cumulative radiation render the emulsion of Shroud of Security virtually transparent. Violet's soundtrack accords the agitated grain a pulverized soundtrack.

Part 2. Government Radiation

3', 16mm, color, 2007

For this second x-ray experiment, the first step was to film the US Capitol on 100 feet of 16mm film (Kodak-7205, 250 ASA). Then, using a process similar to that of Shroud of Security, the film was cut into 6 equal parts and passed through US Government security X-Ray machines in Washington DC 0, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128 times. The result is a gradual effacing of the image. Sound by Violet (aka Jeff Surak).