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WEB SITE / INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION
TOUCH
ME
MILIA
99, CANNES
FEBRUARY 1999
http://www.fredforest.org/touch-me
This
work explored another dimension of time in a technological
environment, entropy, while also call attention to the issues
of copyright protection and preservation as they apply to
digital works. It featured a virtual creature that was said
to be sensitive to the human touch. The “cells”
of its body were made up pixels recycled from works of art
in the sponsoring organization’s database. A contemporary
version of the “vanities” painted by 18th century
artists, it had a preprogrammed life span, began to disintegrate
from the moment of its “birth,” and eventually
“died” (i.e., it disappeared altogether). However,
by touching the screen of the “Touch-Me” exhibit
clicking a button on the web site, visitors could trigger
a sensor that temporarily arrested the progress of disintegration
and even restored lost cells—a truly lifesaving caress.
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