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CEPA Gallery: Big Orbit Project Space

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MFA from the University at Buffalo, Department of Art.

2018

CEPA Gallery: Big Orbit Project Space
University at Buffalo, Dept. of Art
2018

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This installation was conceived to exist as a comment wall for gallery visi­tors to leave their comments, as opposed to a physical book. Located at the exit, users were given a phone number which they could then text their comments. Relatively close to the title, users did in fact communicate less formally than they might face-to-face. There was a good deal of chatter going through my opening reception, but rather than comments on the show, the interaction ended up being quite random. People spoke in partial sentences and never formed any real dialogue with other users. However, similar to an online chat room where users cannot perceive the physical identity of the other users, this system shows just how much of the human condition can be lost through digitization.

 
 
 
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