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George Aiken was a Vermont State Senator for 34 years (mid 20th century). Aiken’s Gore, ("gore", meaning a small triangular piece of land") is the name of the valley near Winhall Hollow in Southern Vermont where this piece took place. We chased a lone pink ball around the snow-covered woods with a leaf blower and a video camera (digital) for about 30 minutes to make "Aiken’s Gore". Afterwards, we thought we’d try it on an all-white background, and that completed "Lower Field" (also the name of the area in which the piece took place).

lower field
2003
Digital video - 7 minutes
One plastic ball, one backpack leaf blower, one digital video camera

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