Uploaded November 2014 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This week we meet Jan Tichy, a Chicago-based artist who gives us the assignment to create an Expanded Moment using video.

We also discuss how this assignment is a play on THE DECISIVE MOMENT by photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, who captured split-seconds points of action.

INSTRUCTIONS - Expanded Moment
1) Find a place with the potential for visual movement
2) Place your video camera on or attach it to a stable object
3) Record at least 2 minutes without moving the camera (and no sound!)
4) Upload it using #theartassignment
5) Fame and glory (your work might be featured in a future episode)

Find out more about The Art Assignment and how to submit your response: theartassignment.com