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Machine for Taking Time: Documentary Collection

Interview with David Rokeby

Interview with David Rokeby / Produced by the Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology; interviewers: Ariane Noël de Tilly, Richard Gagnier; camera: Ariane Noël de Tilly (2 hr. 45 min.). Interview conducted May 31, 2007 (Toronto, Ontario).

Question 1Question 1
The making of Machine for Taking Time - the commission and initial ideas
Question 1
Question 2Question 2
Establishing the path of the surveillance camera
Question 2
Question 3Question 3
Gathering of images from the camera in Oakville
Question 3
Question 4Question 4
Gathering of images from the camera in Oakville (cont'd)
Question 4
Question 5Question 5
Creating the database for Machine for Taking Time
Question 5
Question 6Question 6
The three different mechanisms used to display Machine for Taking Time
Question 6
Question 7Question 7
The projector used in the presentation of Machine for Taking Time
Question 7
Question 8Question 8
Light requirements for the exhibition space
Question 8
Question 9Question 9
“Phase II” of Machine for Taking Time
Question 9
Question 10Question 10
Exhibition of Machine for Taking Time at the Harbourfront Centre (2005)
Question 10
Question 11Question 11
The screens used for the different presentations of Machine for Taking Time
Question 11
Question 12Question 12
Relationship of the viewer to the surveillance camera
Question 12
Question 13Question 13
Choice of title for the Montreal version: Machine for Taking Time (Boul. Saint-Laurent)
Question 13
Question 14Question 14
The decision to use two cameras in Montreal
Question 14
Question 15Question 15
Technical issues encountered in Montreal
Question 15
Question 16Question 16
The decision to exclude night images in the different versions of Machine for Taking Time
Question 16
Question 17Question 17
Possibility of unforeseen circumstances
Question 17
Question 18Question 18
Protection of the cameras during winter
Question 18
Question 19Question 19
Working alone vs. working as a team
Question 19
Question 20Question 20
Authenticity and integrity in Machine for Taking Time
Question 20
Question 21Question 21
The preservation of Machine for Taking Time
Question 21
Question 22Question 22
Machine for Taking Time title.
Question 22
Question 23Question 23
Variations in Machine for Taking Time
Question 23
Question 24Question 24
Software used in the creation of Machine for Taking Time
Question 24
Question 25Question 25
Emulation as a preservation process
Question 25
Question 26Question 26
Reconstruction of older works
Question 26
Question 27Question 27
The preservation of works acquired by institutions and the establishment of preservation protocols
Question 27
Question 28Question 28
Documenting the presentations of works
Question 28
Question 29Question 29
Keeping the works’ original equipment
Question 29
Question 30Question 30
Researching new equipment
Question 30

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