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Title proper
Black box on being: Excerpts from chapter 11 of the confessions of St. Augustine
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- Moving images
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Edward Slopek
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Reference code
MS-3-46, 1978-008
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Physical description
1 videocassette (21 min., 20 sec.) : ferric oxide, sub-master, col., U-matic, NTSC, sd., mono, 2 tracks ; 3/4 in.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Edward Slopek is a media and fine arts artist. Slopek is currently a professor at Ryerson University, where he is the Program Director for the New Media Option in the School of Image Arts. Slopek has a bachelor’s degree from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, a MA from the University of Leicester and a PhD from McGill University. Slopek has exhibited artwork nationally and internally since the 1970s. His work is also a part of permanent collections, including Canada’s National Gallery.
Custodial history
The tape was donated to the Dalhousie University Archives in 2013 by the Centre for Art Tapes.
Scope and content
Item is a video work created by Edward Slopek in 1978, titled Black Box on Being: Excerpts from Chapter 11 of the Confessions of St. Augustine. Video was screened at Centre for Art Tapes in 1979. Audio is reading of text by St. Augustine’s philosophy and the visual is of nails being pounded.
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Physical condition
The audio is muted and often tough to hear on the video.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
Videocassette is likely a sub-master. Location of master video is unknown.
Availability of other formats
Videocassette is available as an uncompressed 10-bit digital master video file (MOV format), 8-bit mezzanine digital video file (MOV format), and 8-bit access digital video file (MPEG-4 format).
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Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Digital copies can be viewed at the Dalhousie University Archives. Advance notice is required.
Finding aids
Associated materials
See MS-3-46, Box 23, Folder 18 for poster for performance Black Box by Edward Slopek at Centre for Art Tapes.
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Rights
Copyright is held by the artist.