About the time
on Saturday afternoon that the Stanford and Oregon State football teams ran onto the field in Corvallis, as Caydance walked through Union Square on her way to New Langton Arts, Lynn Hershman's thinking for an interactive video was on her mind. The way in which a surveillance camera would trigger a voice that invited viewers to touch a woman's body. The female undercurrents of much of Lynn's work -- in contrast to the equally thought-provoking multi-monitor installations by Doug Hall, Francesc Torres, and Steina (Vasulka) which she would soon encounter on Folsom Street.
And contingently, what was the place of artists books in a contemporary exhibition environment where such powerful media dominated works existed? It was a question with which she would soon challenge her students.
And contingently, what was the place of artists books in a contemporary exhibition environment where such powerful media dominated works existed? It was a question with which she would soon challenge her students.