RADIO TRUTHS

Site: Northwest Film Forum – Seattle, WA

Size: 19 Images of various sizes

Materials: Chalk on Blackboard

Status: Completed October 2004

Exhibition: "Release and Capture"- Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA

“Radio Truths” features text harvested from news broadcasts over the last three years. On a daily basis, I transcribe the first phrase that catches my attention when the car radio clicks on. This practice documents the moment, each morning, when I first begin listening. The resulting compendium releases phrases from the flatland of our grey, miserable, national news. Mundane events become epic sagas. A momentary impression becomes a universal truth. A small town happening becomes a myth for all time. The images are my mind’s eye view of what is heard. The audio recording is handwriting on blackboard. The surface is unfixed. Nothing is permanent.

Download: Radio Truths.mp3