An exploration of the surrounding cultural impact from interactive public installations, based on the piece of Open Air by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Yuan Yuan Zhang
Introduction:More and more digital and interactive art installations have been accommodated by various museums and venues recently. In the past, people usually appreciated static public installations and architecture, but now they have more opportunities to experience and even create public art works through computer based technology. As the development and application of technology, more artists engage in making interactive art works and also more interactive installations gradually …show more content…
Philadelphia not only is a heavily populated city but also plays a significant role in the history of the United States. This city witnessed the declaration of independence in 1776 and the birth of the Constitution in 1787. There are a number of national historic zones, such as the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and a statue of Benjamin Franklin, relating to the civil rights of America. What’s more, citizens in the city comprise diverse races and many immigrants coming from different countries. Without exaggeration, Philadelphia is a symbol of freedom in the United States. Lozano-Hemmer was very interested in Philadelphia as a place that symbolizes free speech. Hence, he exhibited his Open Air project here. This piece was actually set in Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Benjamin Franklin Parkway is located in the cultural center of Philadelphia, which means this is an exhibiting place that attracts visitors and local residents. “The appearance of Open Air tried to transformed historic Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia city.” Open Air needed different groups of present public in the city to record their voices and send to some place. Also the voices coming from the people who had affected Philadelphia in the past were collected in the voice archive and sent to a particular receiver. Since the light interacted with the audio frequency and amplitude, the voices in the area seemed to have a visualized voice effect. In this way the art piece of the cultural center showed a democracy feature of this city based on the voices from different kinds of people instead of one historic leader’s speech. This could be a sign of progress indeed. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, citizens expect to meet their self-esteem demand. In other words, they hope own their rights to reach their lower version of “self-esteem” that people need to be respected by
Yuan Yuan Zhang
Introduction:More and more digital and interactive art installations have been accommodated by various museums and venues recently. In the past, people usually appreciated static public installations and architecture, but now they have more opportunities to experience and even create public art works through computer based technology. As the development and application of technology, more artists engage in making interactive art works and also more interactive installations gradually …show more content…
Philadelphia not only is a heavily populated city but also plays a significant role in the history of the United States. This city witnessed the declaration of independence in 1776 and the birth of the Constitution in 1787. There are a number of national historic zones, such as the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and a statue of Benjamin Franklin, relating to the civil rights of America. What’s more, citizens in the city comprise diverse races and many immigrants coming from different countries. Without exaggeration, Philadelphia is a symbol of freedom in the United States. Lozano-Hemmer was very interested in Philadelphia as a place that symbolizes free speech. Hence, he exhibited his Open Air project here. This piece was actually set in Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Benjamin Franklin Parkway is located in the cultural center of Philadelphia, which means this is an exhibiting place that attracts visitors and local residents. “The appearance of Open Air tried to transformed historic Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia city.” Open Air needed different groups of present public in the city to record their voices and send to some place. Also the voices coming from the people who had affected Philadelphia in the past were collected in the voice archive and sent to a particular receiver. Since the light interacted with the audio frequency and amplitude, the voices in the area seemed to have a visualized voice effect. In this way the art piece of the cultural center showed a democracy feature of this city based on the voices from different kinds of people instead of one historic leader’s speech. This could be a sign of progress indeed. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, citizens expect to meet their self-esteem demand. In other words, they hope own their rights to reach their lower version of “self-esteem” that people need to be respected by