that's what visual artist jim campbell explores in his work.ands of led lights or even simple light bulbs. from close up, the lights seem to blink at random, but take a step back, and your eyes begin to connect the dots. producer monica lamb and photographer aaron drury take us into the workshop of jim campbell. campbell: so, these are pixels, waterproof pixels that we're testing. i'm jim campbell, and i work with light in the field of electronic art. i was an engineer in silicon valley for close to 25 years. we made convertors from low-resolution tv to high-definition tv. one of the things that i was interested in early on and continue to be is, if you take away all of the details of an image, is there anything useful from an experience of looking at something that's low resolution? is there some sort of essence that can be found in taking an image and getting rid of most of the information and just leaving a little bit there? my day job was high-definition tv, and my artwork went the other way. is it possible that it has different optical cha

plus, visual artist jim campbell plays with thousands of blinking lights to create tapestries that dazzle eye. but first, we start with the company odc dance and a piece that tackles science and the environment. the impact of climate change, from rising sea levels to rising temperatures, is often expressed through charts and data. it's an appeal made more to the intellect and less so to the heart, but one bay area choreographer wants artists to help audiences

plus, visual artist jim campbell plays with thousands of blinking lights to create tapestries that dazzle the eye. but first, we start with the company odc dance and a piece that tackles science and the environment. the impact of climate change, from rising sea levels to rising temperatures, is often expressed through charts and data. it's an appeal made more to the intellect and less so to the heart, but one bay area choreographer wants artists to help audiences