Natural vs. Artificial

Due to the modern technology we are no longer able by visual means alone to make a firm distinction between the natural or organic and the artificial or technologically produced. The difference between the living and the artificial is purely imaginary; it is a narrative difference – documentation inscribes the existence of an object in history which is unrepeatable and unique.
Artificial vs. Natural in our lives -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8551122.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4265407.stm
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/guys-and-dolls/

Different points of view on gaming:
[http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html]

And for fun - make love, not warcraft:
http://www.southparkstudios.dk/episodes/1008/

If reproduction makes copies out of originals, installation makes originals out of copies.

Original Perfect copy
aura loss of aura
"here" and "now" siteless, virtual, ahistorical
authentic lacks authenticity
we make the way to the artwork we force the artwork to come to us

14 April

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