The Screen Burns are an ongoing series which began in 2005. First, a vintage computer is salvaged. Then the machine must be prepped for its final mission. Hardware components are repaired/replaced, and any required software disks are obtained and installed. Because of the computer's age and scarcity of hardware and software, this is often a lengthy task. A custom software program is then written specifically to run on the vintage platform. This program will display information on the screen, basically whatever meets my fancy. The program runs continually, 24 hours a day, for 6 to 12 months. The image is eventually burnt onto the screen, permanently.
Burning Bricks
Screen burning the empty desktop of a vintage Macintosh SE computer.
Screen Destinies
A contrast of screen burning and saving using vintage Microsoft.
Test Screen Burn
Screen burning a vintage glitchy IBM 5151 monitor.
Gorilla.bas Screen Burn 3
Screen burning an old Dell tower computer using Gorilla.bas.
Gorilla.bas Screen Burn 2
Screen burning an IBM PS/2 computer using Gorilla.bas.
Gorilla.bas Screen Burn 1
Screen burning an IBM PS/2 computer using Gorilla.bas.
Screen Burn (for Ad Reinhardt)
A faint screen burn of simple geometric forms
Crash & Burn
Screen burning a crashed Macintosh Classic II computer.
Screen Burn (please wait)
An old monitor is phosphor burned yet the screen is 'saved'