TV Buddha

Name: TV Buddha
Released: 1974
Duration: 1 min

1974 · 1 min

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One of Nam June Paik’s most iconic works, TV Buddha expresses the contrasts and parallels between East and West and between technology and spirituality in a very simple and direct way. A CCTV camera films a Buddha statue, which Paik bought from an antique store. Its static, silent image appears live on a round TV set, inspired by popular sci-fi imagery. Here the Buddha is both the viewer and the viewed image, mirroring our own experience as mass media consumers.

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Director Nam June Paik

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Director — Nam June Paik

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