WHO'S COUNTRY IS
THIS ANYWAY?
THIS INTERACTIVE COMPUTER ART
INSTALLATION, BY
BARBARA NESSIM, FEATURES A REMARKABLE
COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS REPRESENTING
THE MOBILITY OF ALL CULTURES. AN AESTHETIC BRIDGE, CROSSING EVERY
GEOGRAPHICAL
BOUNDARY, IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY
SHOW. FOR CENTURIES
MIGRANTS HAVE TRAVELED THE EARTH, FLEEING, SEEKING, AND ROAMING OUR
VAST
PLANET, BUT NEVER IN HISTORY HAVE WE
BEEN SO MOBILE. MODERN METHODS OF TRAVEL
AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS HAVE ALSO EXPANDED OUR AWARENESS OF ALL
CULTURES.
THE UNDERSTANDING, OF DIVERGENT BACKGROUNDS, IS NOW PARAMOUNT, AND
NECESSARY
FOR OUR MUTUAL SURVIVAL! THIS EXHIBITION'S CORNER STONE CONSISTS
OF A CONSTANTLY GROWING DATABASE OF
DRAWINGS, WHICH REPRESENTS THE INCESSANT
INTERNATIONAL POPULATION GROWTH. DRAWING VARIATIONS, INCLUDING OVERLAYS
OF NATIONAL FLAGS, CELEBRATE OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY. THESE DRAWINGS ARE
RANDOMLY
SELECTED BY AN INTERACTIVE COMPUTER, WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY THE VIEWER.
THE END RESULT IS A UNIQUE MINIBOOK OF DRAWINGS, WITH A FLAG COVERED
TITLE
PAGE, TO BE TAKEN HOME BY EVERY INDIVIDUAL FOR FREE, WHO ATTENDED THIS
EXTRAORDINARY SHOW. ALSO INCLUDED ARE INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GENERATED
BOOKS,
SIX LARGE SCALE FLAGS,
3-D VIEWERS (FOR A STEREOSCOPIC WALL
MOUNTED PRESENTATION), PLUS 12 MID SIZE
RELATED WORKS. IF
YOU WANT AN EXTREMELY POPULAR EXHIBITION,
THEN THIS IS SHOW FOR YOU!
PROVIDED MATERIAL:
THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MINIBOOK ASSEMBLY,
900 PRE
PRINTED SHEETS OF
PAPER, A SAFE PAPER CUTTER, STAPLERS, A COMPUTER
PROGRAM WHICH CREATES ALL THE MINIBOOKS, SIX
(6) FLAGS (5' 6"
X 8' 6"), A STEREOSCOPIC WALL MOUNTED DISPLAYS,
3-D VIEWERS
AN INTRODUCTORY TEXT PANEL
AND WALL LABELS FOR EACH
PIECE.
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
A MAC COMPUTER IIX OR HIGHER, MONITOR AND LASER
WRITER,
2 TABLES AND 2 CHAIRS FOR THE EQUIPMENT, A DOCENT TO ENCOURAGE AND
DEMONSTRATE THE SIMPLE PROCESS OF MAKING THE MINIBOOKS, AND ANOTHER COMPUTER TO ACCOMMODATE A LARGE ATTENDANCE.
RENTAL FEE: $10000.
FOR AN ADDITIONAL FEE A
REPRESENTATIVE IS AVAILABLE
TO SUPERVISE THE INSTALLATION OF THE
EXHIBITION.
THE ARTIST CAN ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SHOW
FOR SCHEDULED
LECTURES.
"WHO'S COUNTRY IS
THIS ANYWAY?"