Ed Tannenbaum

A figure performs a dance to disco and beautiful abstractions are created.

"Recorded live in performance at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. The audience saw the performer and this projected video. The video was created live in "real time" - ET

Hi-fi for the eyes

"A live dance performance utilizing live image processing. The audience saw a dance as it was recorded, processed, and projected in real time." -ET

Segment from National Geographic special on computers featuring video artist Ed Tannenbaum.

"This work was recorded during a live performance (1985) in front of an audience. It was created with custom built hardware and software in "real time" using a single b/w live camera input. The props used were retro-reflective sticks and wrist bands that were "waved" or "manipulated" [...] The music "Hikari" was not performed live. We worked live to the prerecorded track by Maggi Payne. She created it specifically for these performances." -ET

A figure performs a dance to disco and beautiful abstractions are created.

"Recorded live in performance at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. The audience saw the performer and this projected video. The video was created live in "real time" - ET

Hi-fi for the eyes

"A live dance performance utilizing live image processing. The audience saw a dance as it was recorded, processed, and projected in real time." -ET

"This work was recorded during a live performance (1985) in front of an audience. It was created with custom built hardware and software in "real time" using a single b/w live camera input. The props used were retro-reflective sticks and wrist bands that were "waved" or "manipulated" [...] The music "Hikari" was not performed live. We worked live to the prerecorded track by Maggi Payne. She created it specifically for these performances." -ET

"This video was recorded live in "real time". The audience saw the dancer and cameraman (me) on stage. The output of the camera went to a special computer controlled frame buffer (256x240 resolution) that I built. My assistant Richard Greene controlled the pre-programmed effects. The output of the frame buffer was projected live, and was captured to video." -ET

"An early experiment in video digitization as art. Made in collaboration with Curtis Schreier of Ant Farm when he was visiting Providence, RI." -ET

"Rumor had it, many videotapes were discarded when the Providence Video Dating Service closed its doors in 1976. Some tapes were recovered and salvaged. These are edited artifacts from those dumpster dives [...] With Bob Rizzo and Nicole Luria. Produced at Electron Movers 1977 (?)" -ET

"A friend whose name I have regrettably forgotten (Beth?) took pictures of her grandmother making faces. I created a soundtrack looping her whispers and used a sound trigger video switching circuit to switch to the soundtrack. By switching 4 cameras and zooming in on the photos I created this video in real time. Creation date was around 1977. I played this in public schools during Artist in Residencies and scared too many kids." -ET