In Three Transitions, a pioneering videotape of 1973, Peter Campus appears, by turns, to slash through his body, erase his face and burn it to a cinder. This and two related tapes featured at Leslie Tonkonow emphasize the artifice of video while cultivating an air of mystery and ritual violence. Along with a series of still photographs, these early works provided a welcome context for five new videos. Campus has shown new video works only twice since returning to the medium in 1995 after a 15-year hiatus, and the juxtaposition helped viewers grasp underlying continuities and recent shifts in Campus's fascination with technology.
