Burma Chest
Date/ 1995
Artist(Credit Line)/ Nam June Paik
Classification/ Sculpture
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Dimensions / 240x183x140cm
Medium / Drawer, 8 TV monitors, 2 projectors,ornaments, jewels,
1-channel video, color, silent/ 2-channel video, color, silent
This is a Myanmar-style chest with a drawer in the upper part and another two-drawer unit in the lower part. The former contains eight small monitors displaying images and two projectors on both sides that respectively show a female nude and Charlotte Moorman’s performance, while the latter contains various ornaments, drawings, photographs, and so on. These drawers of the chest not only have their own secret, but also are the reservoir of stories to release them to other people.
Medium / Drawer, 8 TV monitors, 2 projectors,ornaments, jewels,
1-channel video, color, silent/ 2-channel video, color, silent
This is a Myanmar-style chest with a drawer in the upper part and another two-drawer unit in the lower part. The former contains eight small monitors displaying images and two projectors on both sides that respectively show a female nude and Charlotte Moorman’s performance, while the latter contains various ornaments, drawings, photographs, and so on. These drawers of the chest not only have their own secret, but also are the reservoir of stories to release them to other people.
