the trials of technology

so, at the gallery we have a three day video installation on display. it's a combo of sound and visuals. problem is - sometimes the sound works - sometimes the visuals work - but they can never seem to coincide.

currently, the gallery is filled with pumping dance music in a dark, dark room. kind of fun, if i felt like dancing. at the moment, i'm trying to work and am continuously interrupted by people poking their head in saying "hey, did you know that there is no picture?" yesterday, all day, it was "hey, is this film supposed to be silent?"

luckily, here at the university, we are a place of learning, of trial and error, of good humor (most of the time). the class who installed the exhibit had the goal of making a work that was user-friendly for the gallery. they may not have succeeded this time, but, hopefully, after endless visits to fix what is broken, they have learned something.