Transforming the Jewel Boxes into large candy-colored reflective ‘paintings without painting,’ the artists use robotic moving lights, associated with nightclubs and concerts, that are computer programmed into an endless, looping choreography mimicking human interactions — at once playful, flirtatious and alienating. The attempt to replicate body language, sensations and feelings results in a dynamic set of movements, reminiscent of play, and is in contrast to human interaction and interpersonal communication that is increasingly mediated by technology. A soundscape, "FOMO," consists of mobile phone ringtones and alerts and places the spectator into that stand-by mode of attention that we all maintain in relation to our gadgets.
Presented as part of the deFINE ART 2015 program, Feb. 17-19, 2015.
