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Not only could film connoisseurs peruse the aisles of video stores on Friday nights, but they could also compose home movies, from the artful to the inane. In an era that preceded DVR technology, they could tape episodes of television with the record function of the now-defunct VCR.

Rodriguez said of the VHS tape. This access often offered a window into a specific moment in time, said Kevin Arrow, 58, an artist and museum professional in Miami who helped found Obsolete Media Miami, a grant-funded project that gave visual artists access to forms of arcane media, like millimeter slides, film cameras and VHS tapes.

Arrow said that home videos captured on VHS, or taped television programs that contain old commercials and snippets from the news, are particularly insightful in diving into cultural history. Arrow also noted the importance of the video store, itself a somewhat obsolete idea; the Blockbuster video rental chain, which once owned more than 9, stores worldwide, now has one remaining branch, in Bend, Ore.

Arrow said. You might look on the wall for new releases, or you might look on the wall for the video store employees pick of the week. The VHS tape brings more than variety and nostalgia to the table, though. Marginalized communities, Mr.