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Viewers confront a
living room environment containing a television placed upon a small
stage and illuminated with a spotlight. The television plays live television
broadcasts, presenting viewers with typical afternoon programming of soap
operas, talk shows, advertisements and TV game shows. The imagery on the
television is overlaid by cross hairs within a circle, giving the impression
that the programs and the viewer are separated by a viewing scope. In
response to any movement by viewers, the television sound fades out and
the cross hairs recede into black followed by text on the screen that
requests viewers to remain still. The live television imagery and sound
will resume only when all viewers within the installation are motionless
for at least 5 seconds. Each time a television program is switched off
by viewers' movements, a different text message is provided on the screen
of the television, including "Please Remain Still," "Be
Calm," or "Just Relax."
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| Produced
with assistance from the Canada Council |