Noisefields

Noisefields (1974)

This is an attempt to process abstract images without the use of camera. The central circle divides the creen into two parts that continually vibrate hypnotically and change colors to the accompanying rumbling of modulated sound.

Date of release
1974-01-01
Runtime
11m
Director
Steina Vasulka, Woody Vasulka

Interesting facts

"Noisefields" is a 1974 video by the collaborative duo Steina and Woody Vasulka, considered an important example of early formal and technical experimentation with analog video. It runs for twelve minutes and five seconds and materially visualizes the deflected energy of an electronic signal. The video switches between two sources throughout, which creates a flickering effect. The imagery is based on the deflection of electronic signals, and a colorizer is used to add color variation. In the video, a circular form materializes on the screen and presents a division between inner and outer. A pulsation between the two is sustained throughout.

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