Response to "Video and Intermedia: Remarks on Their Relationship"

Intermedia, as defined by Foster, would appear to be a medium that "serves as a vehicle through which a variety of 'generic intentions' can be processed." The processing of the "generic intentions" is meant to allow for discussion outside of the piece in question. Intermedia is meant to act as a bridge between the art world and the real world. With video it is easier to enable a discussion that doesn't consist solely of comments on the piece or the art world. There is more time to make an impact with a video and promote the agenda, political or otherwise, of said video. That being said, Banksy's work Cardinal Sin (below) is intermedia without being a video due to its ability to evoke a discussion that truly lies outside of the art world in the real world, blurring the line between the two and touching upon a deep issue.