Document:Q9339
From Rhizome Artbase
1.1 Acre Flat Screen is a video about a yearlong effort to improve a lot of 1.1 Acre desert land in Utah, which we had purchased on September 4th, 2002 on ebay. The video starts with ways of finding a lot in the desert, using satellite mages, topographical maps, a compass and strings. It displays ideas and plans on how to improve the land’s value and documents our preparations to face the unforgiving desert. In August 2003 we finally went back to the lot and stayed there in order to stop one of the nearby running trains. Train stops have often been the first sign of an infrastructural improvement of an area and are also an option to make a living in the desert.