Imperfect scans: Jamie Jenkinson's iPhone video works

The essay considers a number of video works made by Jamie Jenkinson using an iPhone. The discussion centres around the visible interactions between the technology - lens, file formats, codecs, resolution, etc. - subject matter and the way the camera is moved. The imagery generated by these interacti...

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Published inJournal of visual art practice Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 44 - 51
Main Author Hamlyn, Nicky
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.04.2015
Subjects
camera movement
digital technology
experimental video
medium specificity
video codecs
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Summary:The essay considers a number of video works made by Jamie Jenkinson using an iPhone. The discussion centres around the visible interactions between the technology - lens, file formats, codecs, resolution, etc. - subject matter and the way the camera is moved. The imagery generated by these interactions often exhibit aberrant effects, such as uneven blur, which point to the limitations and determinations - the specificity - of the technology.
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ISSN:1470-2029
1758-9185
DOI:10.1080/14702029.2015.1010365