This essay will first give an overview of the artist and artwork and move on to discuss interactivity in Karen in relation to the readings and works discussed during the module. The first two sections, ‘On Blast Theory’,  ‘On Karen’ and ‘What is Karen exactly?’ are focused more on my own research, whilst the latter section is more focused on Read more →

Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama is one of the most well-known artists in the world. Her artworks are easily identifiable with the repetitive dots and nets. This visual consistency that the artist possessed was said to be attributed to her motivation behind the creation of her work because she is able to assert complete creative control over her obsessions. In Read more →

Image from: https://www.thebroad.org/art/yayoi-kusama/infinity-mirrored-room-souls-millions-light-years-away

    Yayoi Kusama, born March 22 , 1929,  grew up as the youngest of four children in an affluent family. She is a Japanese contemporary artist who was a self-described “obsessional artist,” known for her extensive use of polka dots and for her infinity installations. Her father, spent most of his time away from home womanizing, leaving his Read more →

Rain room is an interactive, experiential art installation created by Hannes Koch and Florian Ortkrass for Random International. A collaborative studio for experimental practice within contemporary art founded by the two in 2005. It was first shown at the Barbican in London (2012). The installation allows visitors to experience navigating through rain without ever getting wet. A dichotomy that greatly Read more →

INTRO

The development of digitization in art has greatly developed throughout the years. With countless artists pushing the envelope on how art is viewed, felt or – because of the advent of digital media, how it is to be interacted with. Recent developments create intimacy/agency between art and viewer.

ARTIST

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer , the man of the hour, essentially is an electronic Read more →

The Spider Dress – Anouk Wipprecht 

The earliest “dialogue” between human and machines probably started from the interaction between the steersman, the person who navigates the boat and the boat. The message from the steersman was conveyed and obeyed by the boat which headed to the right direction. The interaction between human and machine developed dramatically since the Greek time, just like how Read more →

Anglophone Atlantis has been an independent nation since an April day in 1822, when a well-aimed shot from their depluralizing cannon reduced the British colonizing fleet to one ship.

For my Interactive Media hyperessay, I have chosen to study Emily Short’s Counterfeit Monkey.

The Artist

Emily Short is a Read more →

About the artists Music Hackspace is a London based community for innovators and hobbyists passionate about music technology and sound art. Organises regular DIY workshops and events. Tim Murray-Brown, who led his team to create The Cave of Sounds, is a composer in residence at the Music Hackspace as a part of Sound and Music’s embedded composer scheme. His work focuses Read more →

I’m sure we’ve all seen mirrors before, in fact, we probably use mirrors every single day from the moment we wake up to when we sleep. But have you seen an interactive mirror that’s not made of glass?

I first came across the works of Daniel Rozin when I was researching for the various display types covered in “The Ultimate Display” Read more →

Artist

Perry Hoberman is an installation artist born in 1954 who works mostly around machines and media. He has taught in several art institutions and is currently an associate research professor in the Interactive Media Division at the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television. Hoberman pays particular attention to the interactive character of technology and human beings in his works, namely Read more →