Video Tape for Two Monitors(1980)

Video Tape for Two Monitors is an experimental film that explores the boundary between representation and presence. Two figures identified as Keith Haring—one appearing on a television screen, the other seated before it—recite a series of words in tandem. The work plays with doubling and mediation, questioning how identity and performance shift across different planes of display. By positioning a live body alongside its electronic counterpart, the piece examines the relationship between the viewer, the performer, and the technology that separates them. Spare and conceptual, Video Tape for Two Monitors treats language and presence as sculptural elements, inviting viewers to consider what remains constant and what transforms when a figure exists simultaneously in physical and broadcast space.