Nam June Paik
Director
One of Nam June Paik’s most iconic works, TV Buddha expresses the contrasts and parallels between East and West and between technology and spirituality in a very simple and direct way. A CCTV camera films a Buddha statue, which Paik bought from an antique store. Its static, silent image appears live on a round TV set, inspired by popular sci-fi imagery. Here the Buddha is both the viewer and the viewed image, mirroring our own experience as mass media consumers.
Homepage | https://explore.namjunepaik.sg/artwork-archival-highlights/tv-buddha/ |
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Release Date | 1974-01-01 |
Runtime | 1m |
Director | Nam June Paik |
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