State Champion Owner/Operator looks at peoples expression of thought and desire in the transient and anonymized realm of CB radio.
State Champion/Owner Operator examines the life of gay truckers through their own eyes and ears. It also examines peoples expression of thought and desire in the anonymized and transient realm of CB radio. This video examines the question “Who are we when we are freed from our body and identity?”
State Champion/Owner Operator combines two live CB conversations with a video of interstate traffic shot from the perspective of a long-haul trucker. In the first conversation we hear various CB-er comments, questions, and threats made to a gay trucker. The CB radio’s ability to abstract location and identity enables CB-ers to converse openly about sexual identity. In the second conversation we hear two gay truckers use the CB as a possible catalyst for physical interaction. The CB’s ability to connect distant nodes via the airwaves can also be used to connect distant sexual partners on the road.
Exhibited:
Format: DVD
Running Time: 12:05
Interstitial. Art at the Salon.
Friday, June 15th, 7-10PM
Zhou B. Art Center. 1029 W. 35th St. Chicago
Transcript Exhibited Online:
Ausgang: Summer 2007 edition
