Time-Based Media in Physical Space

Chapter 9, “Time-Based Media in Physical Space,” focuses on video and sound in time-based media installation as they continue to be redefined by emerging digital technology. The open guidelines can be used for both art and media design projects, but in this case the emphasis is placed on art installations in direct relation to film language. The chapter evaluates the reconfiguration of video installation as new approaches and methods of image production become possible. Looped time-based material and the space in which it is presented or installed is considered in terms of context becoming part of the content. ¹ Video installations or time-based media installations have changed due in part to the ongoing connectivity that is taking place among all forms of communication. For this reason, the focus is on how the language of film and video, once it becomes part of common usage across culture and society, is redefined when experienced in a particular immersive environment with footage that offers no beginning or end, resulting in engagements that apparently start in mid-action in the art gallery or a public installation.