Who is the practitioner (what is their name?) and when were they practicing?

The practitioner is Nam June Paik who was an Korean American artist. His work contained a variety of different media forms but is known for being the “founder” of video art.

What is the title of the photo or video you have chosen to analyse (can you provide a link?) 

The title of this piece is called Megatron/Matrix (1995)

With the video you are examining when was it produced?

This piece was created in 1995

How was the video authored and published?

The artwork is around the size of a billboard. It holds 215 monitors that all play video accompanied by a loop of soundbites which are unrelated to the video. It has a mix of video from the Seoul Olympics, Korean folk rituals and modern dance. Video is also separated on each monitor as small clips play in sync with each other, with larger images flowing across multiple screens creating a bigger image. Paik segregated the monitors into two different sections, with the Megatron conveying the boundless reach of media, with the smaller section titled Matrix, highlighting the impact on each individual.`

How was the video distributed?  

The artwork was originally created for the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 1995. It has only been displayed there and currently is not available to view according to the Smithsonian American Art Museum website, although there are videos on YouTube showing off the work

References:

Smithsonian American Art Museum. (2019). Megatron/Matrix. [online] Available at: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/megatronmatrix-36486

IMDb. (2019). Megatron/Matrix (Video 1995) – IMDb. [online] Available at: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8488762/