Pacific Rim / Slow Scan
May 18, 1979
Description:
From Apr 20 to May 21, 1979, the Vancouver Art Gallery presented an exhibition titled Pacific Rim / Slow Scan. The month-long project featured a series of slow-scan television (SSTV) broadcasts that made use of NASA’s satellite ATS-1 to transmit images between countries in the Pacific Rim. The public was invited to participate in daily viewing programs and weekly workshops.Video documentation shows Bill Bartlett sending a slow scan transmission, followed by an introduction to SSTV by Hank Bull and a demonstration of how the technology transmits live music.
Pacific Rim / Slow Scan was coordinated by Bill Bartlett of Direct Media Association, and video program curator Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker, the Department of Communication Studies at Simon Fraser University, the Telecommunications Research Group, and the Pan-Pacific Education and Communication Experiments by Satellite.
Video documentation is available upon request.
Related People
- Jo-Anne Danzker (Curator)
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