Plazaville

New media video artwork. Presented as a projection/installation piece. Based on the 1965 film "Alphaville" by Jean Luc Godard. The original scenes re-enacted and improvised in a post 9/11 New York City. With a small budget and an HD camera, G.H Hovagimyan and Christina McPhee film in the liminal POPS (publicly owned public plazas) of Wall Street, then edited with considered audio overlays of retro punk sounds and "Alpha60" computer voice-overs.
Plazaville is designed to be viewed in a multitude of ways due to the variable nature of the scene library. Each scene stands alone, functioning as miniature movies that can be downloaded and viewed via the web outside of the context of the installation. When presented as projection, the scene library is loaded onto a device that continually re-assembles the scenes into a random order.

Plazaville is a 2009 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc., (aka Ether-Ore) for its Turbulence web site made possible with funding from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support for Plazaville came from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Swing Space program, created with lead support from the September 11th Fund and space donated by The Sapir Organization. The Hudson River Park Trust, The Emily Harvey Foundation, School of Visual Arts and Truth & Pride Inc. also contributed to the making of Plazaville.