Reiner+ Right. I agree about the physical interface being specific to the work, ideally. I think this is one of the important things that Christiane Paul and artists tried/did with Data Dynamics. s > -----Original Message----- > From: Curating digital art - www.newmedia.sunderland.ac.uk/crumb/ > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of > reiner strasser > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 7:41 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: baltic new media curating seminar > > <snip> > in an installation - and every digital piece in a > 'strange' room becomes an > (artificial - artistic) installation - the environment > should integrate with > the piece (and transform its meaning at the same moment). > you might to prefer to sit on a 'chaiselongue' in front > of one piece, > to stand in front of the other, to walk around the next, to > kneel in front > of another. > (i still like my idea of semi-transparent white tents - or > a japanese desk > from which you are eating art - from the screen embed in > the top plate.*) > [*sponsors well.come ;)] > > in my sight there exists no real concept or has to - but a > diversity of > possibities (which reflects the diversity of the art > (pieces) at the same > moment). > > > only a short comment > i put in your hand > (and maybe mind) > > best > > > Reiner > > > I wonder if "soft furniture" is, in fact, an interesting strategy. > > Graham talks about this in the context of tv and video in > an essay at > > http://thegalleriesatmoore.org/publications/grahamdg.shtml. >