From the press release: Jane Marsching and Deb Todd Wheeler (Boston, MA) have collaborated to create Stain, a new media piece in response to the recent apparition of the Virgin Mary in the window of a Milton Hospital. Since its first sighting this past June, tens of thousands of spectators have flocked to the site on the outskirts of Boston. Extremely close-up footage of the third floor window’s patterns and colors is combined with a soundtrack of ambient conversations and interviews with onlookers. Experienced using an audiovideo headset and standing under a parabolic speaker, the virtual projection is seen by the current viewer only, appearing as if large screen is hovering in front of one’s eyes. This multivalent work addresses issues of belief and representation; some will see a chemical reaction from a broken window seal, others an aesthetic miracle.

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BBC News World Edition 6-17-03
Boston Globe article by Jeff Jacoby 6-26-03