Between 26 and 28 June, parts of the IWM library were turned into a venue for an art installation curated by IWM Visiting Fellow Marika Grasso. The installation is a response to the Junior Visiting Fellows Conference 2023 and the discourses and encounters at the IWM as part of her fellowship.
The installation consists of un-layering and touching a decomposed touchscreen and a complete one. The hand movements and gestures are then recorded by a mini motion-sensitive camera facing the mirror.
Grasso explains:
"Engaging physically with the touchscreen is a daily ritual enabling communication, visual documentation, personal expression, and time management. The interaction becomes a seamless and repetitive daily activity, yet the shared experience and experiment around the table in the IWM library inspired a sense of meditation on sensing. The use of mirrors and recording cameras aims to highlight and provoke a sense of awareness towards our agency of touch. The little library room invites for a moment of intimacy, care, and attentiveness towards technological materiality that enables us to proceed with our fast-paced lives."
Read more about the Digital Humanism Program here.
