Uploaded September 2010 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Video artist Julia Oldham was selected as Bernheim Arboretum's 2010 Artist in Residence [www.bernheim.org], and during her residency she created a series of videos that combine science fiction and performance. Here, Julia describes the birth of her fictional identity as a technician for Possumhaw Plant Electrics, a company that specializes in measuring radio/electrical emanations from plant forms. Under this guise, she pursued a series of four strange experiments on the arboretum grounds. The resulting artworks are on view at the Carnegie Center from August 27 through October 23, 2010.
Video artist Julia Oldham was selected as Bernheim Arboretum's 2010 Artist in Residence [www.bernheim.org], and during her residency she created a series of videos that combine science fiction and performance. Here, Julia describes the birth of her fictional identity as a technician for Possumhaw Plant Electrics, a company that specializes in measuring radio/electrical emanations from plant forms. Under this guise, she pursued a series of four strange experiments on the arboretum grounds. The resulting artworks are on view at the Carnegie Center from August 27 through October 23, 2010.
