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 |