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(collaboration with Brian Springer, 28 min., 1989)
Created for Artwaves, July 1989, Hallwalls’ Contemporary Art Center Cable Access Program
ZAP documents the phenomenon of electromagnetic radiation and the possible effects on people who are exposed to it through high tensions electrical wire and power corridors, everyday appliances, and covert military applications. The first half of the video includes interviews with local experts, and residents of a neighborhood adjacent to a power corridor. The second half of the tape documents interviews with women living at the Seneca Women’s Peace encampment located adjacent to a military base. The women discuss their concerns about possible exposure to electromagnetic radiation directed at their encampment by the military.
Awards:
Best Video, Environmental Eye Exhibition, Forum Gallery, Jamestown, N.Y.
Credits:
Director: Maria Venuto
Producer: Brian Springer
Co-Written & Edited by: Brian Springer & Maria Venuto
Camera: Maria Venuto, Brian Springer, Marion Ware & Chris Hill
Funding: Experimental Television Center, Finishing Funds
Broadcasts:
Artwaves, Hallwalls’ Contemporary Art Center Cable Access Program; TV Dinner, Cable TV series, Rochester, N.Y.
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