Artwork copyright Frank Video. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Frank Video. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Frank Video. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Frank Video. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Frank Video. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Journey, 2012

Frank Video
American (born 1955)

Location: Puyallup High School, Puyallup

About the Artwork

Frank Video's Journey documents and celebrates the history of Puyallup High School, the local community, and present-day people and places. The installation presents local images and stories via ninety porthole windows. Through interviews and research with school staff, alumni, and an historic society, the artist collected a variety of images and information. He laser-etched selected images and text into round mirrors. The mirrors are set inside of round porthole windows to create the seventy-foot wide, nine-foot tall installation. Video notes that the installation “transforms the high school building into a vessel on a journey through time and events reflecting their present and their past.”

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Puyallup School District.

About the Artist

Seattle-based artist Frank Video creates public art designs and artworks, site-specific art installations, and video works. In his own words, “The bulk of my public artwork attempts to memorialize the way we were and the way we are today.”
Frank Video studied at Seattle Central Community College, Bellevue Community College, the University of Washington in Seattle, and Northern Illinois University. In addition to being a working artist, he has worked at a variety of arts organizations in the Seattle area for over twenty-five years. He has served as a commissioner for the Washington State Arts Commission, Seattle Arts Commission, and others.