Hello again Frameworkers, The speed and dexterity of this community never ceases to amaze. I have the answer. I was wrong about the work - it was Synchronousoundtracks (1973-1974) a different multi-projector loop work involving loops of about 30 minutes in duration (see attached). As Sharits put it, “I guess I underestimated the total possible variational relations of each frame of screen image A to B to C and B to A to C and C to B to A: i.e., I guessed at one month…but what is actually possible is, unless my math is off, 7,784,722 days 5 hours. Or (unless MY math is off) over 21,000 years.
Many thanks to Arindam Sen for coming to the rescue with lightning speed. All best, Jonathan > >> On Jan 29, 2023, at 10:39 AM, Jonathan Walley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello Frameworkers, >> >> This might be a lot to ask, but here goes. I’m trying to hunt down a >> factoid, which, while a mere jot of information, would be a big help to me >> as I finish an article with a deadline looming. I have catastrophically >> misplaced my beloved copy of the Paul Sharits issue of Film Culture (1978, >> 65-66), which contains the treasure. In “Paul Sharits and the Critique of >> Illusionism: An Introduction,” Annette Michelson makes reference to Sharits’ >> calculation of how long it would take for one of his installations (I >> believe Shutter Interface) to run through every possible permutation of >> frame relations - that is, given the number of frames on each of the four >> reels running in loops, and the fact that the four projectors are not >> actually running in perfect sync (and the loops are not all the exact number >> of frames in length), how long would it take for every possible four-frame >> combination to be projected, thus effectively “ending” the piece (see >> attached image for clarification, I hope). >> >> To make this even trickier, the reference might be in a footnote. Michelson >> refers to a letter from Sharits that does the math, and comes to the >> conclusion that the piece could, theoretically, run for some massive amount >> of time like millions of years or something. >> >> If there are no takers on this little research project, I completely >> understand. But if anyone has the Film Culture issue handy and feels like >> skimming it for me, I’d be forever in your debt. BTW, I cannot find a copy >> of the Michelson article anywhere online. I know it also appears in a >> catalog for Projected Images (Walker Art Centre, 1974), but I can’t find >> that online either. >> >> Like I said, it’s a factoid, but it’s a key for me to unlock some other, >> bigger point, hence my mania to find it. >> >> Thank you everyone, >> Jonathan >> >> >> >> <11A_FRI_Paul-Shartis-–-Shutter-Interface-1975-Achim-Hatzius-P4-600x400.jpg> >> >> Dr. Jonathan Walley >> Associate Professor and Chair >> Department of Cinema >> Denison University >> https://denison.edu/people/jonathan-walley >> <https://denison.edu/people/jonathan-walley> >> >> >> >> -- >> Frameworks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org Dr. Jonathan Walley Associate Professor and Chair Department of Cinema Denison University https://denison.edu/people/jonathan-walley
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