Middle East

Aspect is a biannual DVD magazine of new media art. The mission of the publication is to distribute and archive works of time-based art. Each issue highlights 5-10 artists working in new or experimental media, whose works are best documented in video or sound. Each work can be viewed with or without an additional commentator audio track."In this volume, ASPECT once again explores new territory, entering an area so culturally conflicted that the very term "Middle East" is disputed as a holdover from colonialism. The issue presents nine artists' perspectives from both inside and outside of the region. Not only focused on the political, religious, and cultural dissent, these works ruminate on language, food, ritual, media, power, fear, humor, and beauty."--Publisher's web site.