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Thanks for the responses on this, and they have made me ponder on the seeming current lack of large physical interactive installations, and a swing towards net-based or non-interactive new media. >of course if one makes neatly packaged work, then this is a lot more >straightforward for galleries, dealers and collectors...and this suits the >work of some artists very well (and also helps them become collectable and >therefore collected)...however if as an artist one is more interested in >the edges, or exploring less charted terrain, or just plain investigating >and ploughing fresh turf... then doubtless there will always be issues of supporting the more ground breaking, less packageable entities - (Susan Collins) These may be for various reasons: 1. Net-based or non-interactive new media are simply the latest thing, and hence attract attention? 2. Net-based or non-interactive new media are much easier to 'install'? 3. Net-based or non-interactive new media are easier to integrate into 'Duchamp-land' rather than remaining in 'Turing-land'? 4. Net-based or non-interactive new media are cheaper to produce. It may be a combination of all of these factors of course, but it would be a shame, as large interactive installations seem to have a long-term and serious impact on the audience. Again, it's the artists who seem to know most about this - perhaps they should consider offering packages which, over and above what might be expected of the installation phase and what has been promised by the gallery, also charge professional rates for overtime technical assistance, training of technical gallery staff, etc.! It is perhaps more of a management issue for curators than a technical one, as very few have Patrick's frightening level of skills. They simply to need to schedule in time and money for staff training before the the show, and maintenance DURING the exhibition, rather than being up to their ears in the next project before the launch wine glasses are packed away. I'd like to reassure curators that although installations ARE hard work, they are also very rewarding in terms of audience. People still come up to me about a show from 6 years ago to tell me how it affected them. cheers, Beryl