sosolimited presents …

reConstitution /////////////////////////////////////////////////

an audio/visual transformation of the 2004 presidential debates,
performed live with reconstituted video, audio, and closed captions,
and the aesthetic freshness you've come to expect from soso.

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Show 2 // Debate No. 3
Date :: Wednesday, 10.13.04
Time :: 9 PM // doors open 8:30
Duration :: 1.5 hours
Location :: Bartos Theater // MIT Media Lab // Lower level
20 Ames Street // Kendall Sq // Cambridge MA
www.media.mit.edu

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the real deal:

reConstitution is a two-part performance series in which we
remix the presidential debates in real-time. We will digitize
the video, audio, and close captioning of the television signal
on the fly and perform live transformations on the material.
We will only use material sampled live during the course of the
debate.

The debates are a vital source of information for voters.
Accordingly, one of the primary goals of the performance is to
preserve the information being presented and to remain as unbiased
as possible. In the course of the performance we will go through
different modes, each of which will have a different aesthetic
and information design. Within each of these modes, there will be
room for us to react to the events of the debate and play with the
material. Each mode will be designed to structure the information
in a new and interesting way.

From an information standpoint, the performances will allow us to
shed light on various patterns and higher level structures that
are difficult to perceive during a traditional television broadcast
of the event. For example, we will have the ability to keep
statistics of the number of times each candidate says certain words
and display graphics showing the tallies. In addition, we will be
able to save text and video from specific moments in the debate and
recall them at any moment.

who we are:

sosolimited is an audiovisual artist collective comprised of
Timon Botez, Eric Gunther, Justin Manor, and John Rothenberg.
We design our own software and specialize in audiovisual
performance. We have performed in Cambridge, New York City and
at the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria.

more information:

www.sosolimited.com