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in electrical engineering and mathematics in 1978. In the mid 1980s, Campbell shifted from filmmaking to interactive video installations, establishing LEDs as his primary medium in 2000. A trailblazer in computer technology as art form, Campbell explores the distinctions of human "knowledge" and
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In the fall of 2010, Campbell's work, "Scattered Light" was installed in the
Madison Square Park Conservancy in Manhattan making it the largest and most extensive public art piece of his to date. Hundreds of hovering tiny lights made up a large-scale, three-dimensional public installation.
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Campbell Turns His Eye Toward Mass Protests, Echoing Futurists." San Francisco Chronicle. February 26, 2005, pp. E1, 10.
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mathematical "data" through his LED grids of pixilated representations. Campbell's work has been exhibited at the
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debuted 21 May 2018, making it the tallest artwork on earth.
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