Went to the Urban Screens conference and associated events in Melbourne. Very enjoyable time had by all, and a bit of my take on the whole affair can be found in realtime.

Ross Rudesch Harley & Elvis Richardson, Artspace Sydney, 2008.

CONCEPT
VHS (originally short for Vertical Helical Scan, later Video Home System) was invented in the 1980s and allowed viewers to watch movies in their own home. It also gave us the technology to record and store content from broadcast television in a relatively cheap and accessible […]

The VHS logo and technical description of the VCR tape transport system.

VHS spools and covers unpacked and in template form.