WAVEFORMSENTITY , 2017, digital video, 10:00
by eric fleischauer (image) + Matchess (sound)


WAVEFORMSENTITY presents a layered, complex, and expansive portrait of an archive by exploring the various spaces – from physical to illusory – which are implicated in the ecosystem of our cultural memory.

This video was commissioned by the Chicago Film Archives as part of their "Media Mixer Series" where video artists are paired with sound artists to create a new moving image work utilizing the CFA's film archive combined with a new score made for the resulting video.

WAVEFORMSENTITY is a collaboration between video artist eric fleischauer + sound artist Whitney Johnson (Matchess) + the Chicago Film Archives

sound design:::: Whitney Johnson
picture edit:::: eric fleischauer
music:::: Matchess
audio mastering:::: Travis Thatcher

:::: Commissioned by the Chicago Film Archives, 2017

Starting in 2012, the Chicago Film Archives began commissioning videos as a way to open up CFA’s vault of archival footage to artists working in media, and to support the creation of a new video work by pairing these visual artists with artists working with sound. At the heart of the project is a desire to give CFA’s archival collections new life through the creative interpretation of contemporary artists. As a result, three new collaborative videos will be made using footage from the Chicago Film Archives collection.

WAVEFORMSENTITY , 2017, digital video, 10:00