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June 20, 2003
The 72 Hour Feature Project

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During the 2003 Boston Cyberarts Festival, video artist Ravi Jain documented a 72-hour art event in the Green Street Gallery, and though the time frame arbitrarily matched the constraints of the 72 Hour Feature Project, the event hardly seems worthy of such scrutiny. Jain's camera technique is unwatchably casual as he meanders around his Jamaica Plain neighborhood, accosting commuters and visiting the local hip bakery, and his equally sloppy editing provides no sense of the community. He informally interviews some of the artists in the festival whose craft, insights, and attention span parallel his own, but none of the artwork -- mostly video projections with techno scores -- appears on-screen long enough to make an impression. 71 min. (Bill Stamets)

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