"Recorders"

Recorders was a baffling exhibition, but with it's element of interactiveness eventually drew me in to open my own mind on Installation Art, which usually I do not like much. When first walking around the exhibition the art works seemed pointless in their being - with being interactive pieces I feel you can not consider them art with out your own personal contact. The exhibition also implies our increasing demand on technology and how on par we are increasingly becoming dependent on the use of technology in our lives, however, this can be flipped on the need of technology has on us - even tho not living, still need our interactions to exist.

"This exhibition is delightful, if you are not too serious about art or technology."
Run Paint Run Run: October 11, 2010

Pulse Room (2006):
After moving round the three rooms to interact and decipher my own opinion on the works within the exhibition, my mind was completely intrigued by the process and development of the huge installation Pulse Room. With the symmetrical lining ups of the one hundred lights, which flash to show the heart rate of the previous users, with a hand grip at the beginning to take your heart rate. This is also was beautiful just to watch the lights flash away and change patten with every new user.

Close up (2006)
Close up was such an interesting way to get the viewing interacting with the piece. With the bright colourful LCD screen displaying such small recordings of yourself, yet also being displayed in such away that it shows the small recordings making your actual size 'shadow'. This piece was very fun to play with and did make you feel like a sight idiot.

Please empty your pockets (2010)

This work was technically brilliant. With the software behind it being custom made, but based round goverment technology. You can see this theme through all his work tho, with them all recording our feelings, thoughts and personal objects - this all relates back to the 'Big Borther' phenomenon that worries alot of people. Also with the projection element of this piece it leads you to believe you are creating the work, and not the artist - but it is his persuasion from his work that makes you want to join in.