dunno, but i am very much in favor of almost hidden art in public spaces, which doesn´t spring to the public eyes. suprise is bigger when accidentally discovered. an example (from my own work, sorry): soundchip mounted in a public trashcan in budapest, which plays "fuer elise", when someone throws into it. http://www.hans-w-koch.org/installations/thankyou.html
cheers hans www.hans-w-koch.net > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 21:28:18 +1000 > From: Adityo Pratomo <quietdi...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [PD] creating an engaging interactive art in public space > To: Simon Wise <simonzw...@gmail.com> > Cc: pd-list@iem.at > Message-ID: <banlktika7cjqs1xkmpxaz0zol2royhd...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > oh wow, this is so complete, thank you for answering Simon. Have you done > this kind of installation before? After some digest, I think you're right, > the key is to create something easy to understand and interesting for both > the audience and the performer. You nailed the key point here. > > Thank you very much :) > > On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Simon Wise <simonzw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 05/04/11 09:01, Adityo Pratomo wrote: >> >> create an engaging interactive art piece for a public space? I was just >>> doing a casual internet browsing the other day, looking at various >>> interactive art in public space, then suddenly that question popped up. >>> >> >> Looking at only the public space + interactive part of the question (so not >> considering general things to consider in making work for an audience .. or >> in making something interactive, or placing a work in a public space) ... >> >> Some choices I would probably make ... >> >> - I would want to ensure there was no need to explain to an audience that >> interaction is possible and desirable, and to use the interactive-ness of >> the installation to provoke a desire to explore and discover. This is >> certainly not the only kind of interactive installation I would be >> interested in, but it would be my first impulse. >> >> - The work must either invite or provoke the sort of activities that >> create a recognisable response in its 'resting' state, or should be devised >> in such a way that visitors to the space doing the common things in that >> space provide the required input. These are two very different approaches >> and lead to very different kinds of work, both are interesting to me. >> >> - The interactive-ness should be noticeable by a casual visitor, and the >> methods and logic of that interaction should be able to be worked out by an >> engaged audience member through the kinds of exploration invited by the >> special qualities of the installation and the particular habits and rules of >> the public space it has been placed in. It is important to remember that >> only some will engage in this way, and that the work should not depend on >> this way of engaging but it should certainly allow for it. Confusing or >> inconsistent behaviour is certainly a possibility, as a conscious choice of >> the artist and followed through properly, but is hard to make work. >> >> - The kind of engagement with the interactivity which is playful more than >> analytical should be rewarding. >> >> - The work should also be engaging for an audience member that is more >> passively observing while others interact. That is I would keep in mind that >> the interaction is only part of the work, and that quite often a passer-by >> will be engaged by the work because of the interaction with someone else. >> >> - Interactivity presents the opportunity to give a work a strong sense of >> being alive, and of building a heightened sense of connection with the >> space. The moment a visitor notices the responsiveness is very important, it >> can be the start of some kind of narrative or journey, or some kind of >> surprise which shifts the way the public space is perceived, or ... >> >> >> >> There is a lot more to say, it is a very big topic! >> >> >> Simon >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pd-list@iem.at mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >> > > > > -- > http://www.adityo.net > -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list