[Frameworks] field-level processing in video

[Robert Harris]

The person who most formally, thoroughly, and passionately immersed themself in the video field, in the formative instant of image generation, was video maker/filmmaker Al Robbins, working with portapak, reel to reel video in 1973 and after.
Given the fragile, uncopyable nature of his tapes, and given the generally galleryizing world of video in the mid 70’s, Al’s work was tragically under appreciated. 
Rather than look to filmmakers who had no interest in analog video, you should pursue your Vasulka thread, and look to the individuals associated with the Experimental Television Center in Owego, NY. Founder Ralph Hocking is deceased, his wife and collaborator Sherry Hocking Miller is still around. Seek out Peer Bode, Hank Rudolph, David Jones, Neil Zussman. 
But for the original artist with absolute investment in the glitch and all its implications, Al Robbins.

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Robert Harris, Professor
Fitchburg State University



> On Aug 9, 2025, at 12:13 AM, jared ashburn <ashburn.jared at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Does anyone know if Ken Jacobs, Ernie Gehr, or any other artists besides Woody and Steina Vasulka have worked at the level of the video field? I’m particularly interested in practices that manipulate fields (1/60 second in NTSC), whether for timing-based image alteration or for preserving field-specific flicker phenomena. Thanks!
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