Jason Benedict

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Social Pathology






(Click on yellow titles for music.  Songs run between 3.5 and 4,5 minutes.)
Additionally there were other works in the exhibit, displayed here are the most technically successful collaborations.)











Ebola
Viral Marketing: communication used to transmit a promotional message from a customer to another (potential) customer. ¤ Time spent watching TV: 66.0 hours per month ¤ Time spent surfing the Internet: 34.4 hours per month ¤ Percent of computer viruses that are actually hoaxes: 94% ¤ Approval rating before announcement of a new terrorist threat: 79%. Approval rating after announcement of a new terrorist threat: 83% ¤ The administration's use of the alert system increased inordinately before the election and each time it did, Bush's numbers went up about 5%. ¤ "The mere threat, heavily mass mediated, achieves at least part of what actual terrorism achieves. ¤ Any actual threat message results in a great deal of messages in the media. That approach magnifies the sense of threat by repetition.


Ebola








Sepsis
In order to keep this economy strong – and we do have a strong economy – not only have we added 8.2 million new jobs since August of 2003, interest is low, inflation is down.


Sepsis








E-coli
A virus will be spreading in 48 hours from now!!!! PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL: This message arrived today, Microsoft just announced it. The information said: If you receive an e-mail with the subject Help, don't open it, don't even move your mouse over it or clean it because with only that action a virus will be activated without the necessity to download any file, it is a cyber-terrorism!!


E-coli












Microbe Orchestra


A fantastical arrangement of imaginary microbes, each one contributing its own particular sound to a six-minute 'suite'.
The actual installation was composed of six computer display screens arranged in a circle, each screen displaying one microbe. The music for the show was written in six-point surround-sound, allowing the visitor to stand at the center of the installation and be 'serenaded' by the microbes surrounding him/her.

The music in the video on this web site has been downmixed to stereo.


(Click on the image to display video.  6 minutes.)


Social Pathology














Xarkos Ataktos is an American composer and music producer who has made Berlin his home for the last three years. He has written music for film, computer games, and live performance in a variety of styles, from classical to electro-industrial.

Music: "Ebola", "Sepsis II", "E. Coli", "Microbe Orchestra"

Video Editing: "Microbe Orchestra"

Texts and Technical installation
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Jason Benedict is an American artist born in Seattle, Washington and currently living and working in Berlin, Germany. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and la Universidad Complutense de Madrid and has exhibited work in numerous venues across Europe and North America. Additionally, he has worked building large exhibits, scenery, film and theater productions in curious settings across the globe.

Paintings:
"Ebola", "Sepsis II", "E. Coli"

Exhibit installation.

Baron Dixon is a prolific American video artist with over 60 independent films to his credit. He concentrates on animation experiments, short films, and video excerpts. His contribution to ‘Social Pathology’ is typical of his animation work, in which he relies heavily on still-image preparation with computer graphics tools.

Videos:
"Microbe Orchestra"