John Kozacheson
Static Conversation
2021
Steel, extension cords, television sets
I combined sculpture and video and found a fascination with analog static. I see static output from an old television as a way to interpret the cosmos; there is no transmission signal, yet, the television is showing something, a glow from the screen, asking you to see what is not there. The obsolete device picks up on cosmic radiation surrounding the earth and translates it into an electronic language. This random array of gray dots and flat sound have struck me with questions all semester. The power of its ambiguity shows something and yet nothing all at once. Can it show an alien language, be used to communicate to the dead, transport the viewer to a new place, or is it hiding something inside that our primitive minds cannot see? Seeking to form questions and find answers from a seemingly useless form of past failures has transformed my process and research questions. How can I create a sculpture that invites the audience in to look closer, but also causes trepidation and fear?
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