Item MS-3-46, 1979-004 - Nightmare: Three essays for Edmund O. Wilson

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Nightmare: Three essays for Edmund O. Wilson

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Edward Slopek

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MS-3-46, 1979-004

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1 videocassette (60 mins.) : ferric oxide, sub-master, b&w, U-matic, NTSC, sd. mono, 2 tracks ; 3/4 in.

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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.

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The tape was donated to the Dalhousie University Archives in 2013 by the Centre for Art Tapes.

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Item consists of two video works created by Edward Slopek in 1978 : Part 2 Coevolution Esse Est Percpi (28 min., 28 sec.), Part 3 Revolution (33 min., 20 sec.). The work reconstructs a psychological suspense drama. Video was produced in England.

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  • English

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Videocassette is likely a sub-master. Location of master video is unknown.

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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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Videocassette and digital copies can be viewed at the Dalhousie University Archives. Advance notice is required.

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