Terry Urbahn

C:R.U.R.T.\chatback\a digital lemon\2000 (1999)

22 min 41 secDigital Video / Colour / Sound

After the TVNZ arts programme Backchat was canned in 1999, Urbahn offered them a final clip. C:\R.U.R.T\chatback\a digital lemon\2000 (2000) featured Urbahn in the role of criminal, being interviewed by television reporter Mark Crysell. With his face obscured and a shaved head Urbahn recounted a parallel life of cult practices including kidnapping, murder, drugs and voodoo. Urbahn’s piece was rejected by the broadcaster.

Exhibited at Prospect 2001 - New Art New Zealand, (Commercial in Confidence, installation), City Gallery, Wellington, 2001.

Credits & notes

Interviewer: Mark Crysell

    Installation view of C:R.U.R.T.\chatback\a digital lemon as part of Sleep debt at Penthouse & Pavement, Melbourne Australia (2001). Photo by Terry Urbahn

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