10.000 moving cities – same but different
by Marc Lee, 2010is an installation piece with a variety of boxes which each
have videos playing across their surfaces. These videos consist of many
different things that happen in a city street. There are also sounds that play,
that are the sounds of the city streets, music playing, cars honking etc. This piece
of art utilizes the Participate design principal as the viewer uses an
interface screen to choose whichever city they would like to experience. It
also uses the reflect principal as the viewer views different cities, they are
each quite similar to one another. This is an impressive piece because the
darkness of the room and the brightness of the visuals create a completely immersive
work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ixjoDD9hnc
by Marc Lee, 2010is an installation piece with a variety of boxes which each
have videos playing across their surfaces. These videos consist of many
different things that happen in a city street. There are also sounds that play,
that are the sounds of the city streets, music playing, cars honking etc. This piece
of art utilizes the Participate design principal as the viewer uses an
interface screen to choose whichever city they would like to experience. It
also uses the reflect principal as the viewer views different cities, they are
each quite similar to one another. This is an impressive piece because the
darkness of the room and the brightness of the visuals create a completely immersive
work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ixjoDD9hnc
The Origin of the World Miguel Chevalier 2014 Shanghai is a video installation piece that is
set up on all of the walls in the gallery space. The video that plays is a kaleidoscope
of colors and shapes that continually grown and shrink and change colors. This piece
of art showcases Reflection. While there is no obvious message behind the work,
it does cause the viewer to reflect on it. It also features participation. As
the viewer moves through the room the art reacts accordingly it follows the
viewer and changes its patterns when they become close. This piece is
impressive because of its sheer size. Standing in a quiet empty room with this
large video continuously playing would be very emotional. You could just
imagine yourself leaving that room, feeling as though you lost something.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZMdsi3Zi0I
set up on all of the walls in the gallery space. The video that plays is a kaleidoscope
of colors and shapes that continually grown and shrink and change colors. This piece
of art showcases Reflection. While there is no obvious message behind the work,
it does cause the viewer to reflect on it. It also features participation. As
the viewer moves through the room the art reacts accordingly it follows the
viewer and changes its patterns when they become close. This piece is
impressive because of its sheer size. Standing in a quiet empty room with this
large video continuously playing would be very emotional. You could just
imagine yourself leaving that room, feeling as though you lost something.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZMdsi3Zi0I
One fantasy
project I thought of while researching these new media artists was an interactive
display that puts the viewer front and center. The display would be a
rectangular piece of metal that looks as if it is a mirror but is actually a
video. The viewer would stand in front of it and a reflection would appear of
someone else. They would mimic the movements of the person themselves but it
would be someone completely different. This would be a literal metaphor for
walking in someone else’s shoes.
project I thought of while researching these new media artists was an interactive
display that puts the viewer front and center. The display would be a
rectangular piece of metal that looks as if it is a mirror but is actually a
video. The viewer would stand in front of it and a reflection would appear of
someone else. They would mimic the movements of the person themselves but it
would be someone completely different. This would be a literal metaphor for
walking in someone else’s shoes.
This
would strongly utilize participation, because without the viewer there is no
art it would just be a blank piece of metal. And each movement would be
specific to the viewer. They are in control of what their reflection does, and
the movement of the work of art itself. It also utilizes the expand principal.
Opening people’s minds up to what it would be to look like someone else, someone
of a different race, culture or gender.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1uGSUQI-Cc
would strongly utilize participation, because without the viewer there is no
art it would just be a blank piece of metal. And each movement would be
specific to the viewer. They are in control of what their reflection does, and
the movement of the work of art itself. It also utilizes the expand principal.
Opening people’s minds up to what it would be to look like someone else, someone
of a different race, culture or gender.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1uGSUQI-Cc
Another
project I came up with is somewhat similar in concept. There would still be a
blank screen before a viewer walked up. Once they did however a tiny sapling
would appear. The viewer would be given a remote with one button on it. Every time
they pressed it water would appear on the screen and pour over the sapling. If they
held the button for too long the sapling would drown. If they did it just right
the sapling would grow a bit into a small tree. This process would continue
until the tree became fully grown.
project I came up with is somewhat similar in concept. There would still be a
blank screen before a viewer walked up. Once they did however a tiny sapling
would appear. The viewer would be given a remote with one button on it. Every time
they pressed it water would appear on the screen and pour over the sapling. If they
held the button for too long the sapling would drown. If they did it just right
the sapling would grow a bit into a small tree. This process would continue
until the tree became fully grown.
This
features heavily on participation as it is up to the viewer to grow or destroy
the tree. In that process they would hopefully enjoy it but also think about how
their efforts could actually help with deforestation. This would cause the viewers
to reflect on what the installation means. Reflect on how many trees are in
their neighborhood, and how many have been cut down. Hopefully it would inspire
them to grow trees or any kind of plant, either in their home or their
neighborhood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1V81OxJeo8
features heavily on participation as it is up to the viewer to grow or destroy
the tree. In that process they would hopefully enjoy it but also think about how
their efforts could actually help with deforestation. This would cause the viewers
to reflect on what the installation means. Reflect on how many trees are in
their neighborhood, and how many have been cut down. Hopefully it would inspire
them to grow trees or any kind of plant, either in their home or their
neighborhood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1V81OxJeo8