 Passive Conditioning Device II (1993)
Television, aluminum, steel;
approx. 72x72x72"; 45lbs.
Status: available
 The Passive Conditioning Devices attempt to
recontextualize the experience of television. They function simultaneously as television
sets, lamps and sculpture. The original PCD was a freestanding torchier (now in the
collection of Themis Michos).
Passive Conditioning Device II is a wall and/or ceiling mounted piece. It can be
hung as a chandelier, or as a 'swag' lamp, as shown here. The aluminum posts around
the base are knobs which perform the expected television functions, and the sculpture can
be exhibited with or without sound, and with television imagery, video footage, or snow.
 This device requires careful handling. Only
the base should be touched when the piece is on. The reciever housing mounts to the
wall with two keyholes, and the CRT hangs on a stainless cable from a hook in the
ceiling. PCD II can use cable input, or the internal antenna for reception.
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