Interactivity

http://www.schuelke.org/deception.html

After viewing some of Michael Rees work I got to thinking along the lines of sculpture as a new media practice. So I started doing a little research on artists that combine traditional sculpture ideas with newer technologies or artistic ideas. I came across the artist Bjoern Schuelke. I was really drawn to Schuelke’s work because I felt that it uses the idea of futuristic in order to commentate on what each piece might mean. His sculptures resemble industrial-type structures. He uses metal and pieces that look similar to other technical machines.

 

One piece that I was particularly drawn to was the Drone #2. My first impression of this piece was that it reminded me of an alien structure or some kind of device you would see in a sci-fi movie. The function of the piece is strictly surveillance and I interpreted it to be communicating something about our level of privacy in society today. I find this work creepy in the way that it uses heat sensors in order to track the movement and react to the viewer.

 

Another interactive piece that reacts to the audience is entitled Nervous. This work is different from the first in that it is a less technical construct. It almost looks like something you could pull out of a Dr. Suess book. As you approach the orange sphere it beeps in reaction to you in other words it becomes “nervous.” I think this is a really cool idea and representation of reaction.

 

Interactivity in digital media is constantly evolving. It used to be that you would stand in front of a painting and react to it. Now it is moving toward a world of art where the work actually can react to the audience.