Adewole Louis

Untitled, (Applebox)

Car Salesman: *slaps roof of car* this bad boy fits so much fucking meaning in it This work focuses on the physical reality of our interactions with digital images. The acceptance of a tap as a replacement for any other physical action. And the feeling of mundanity that accompanies such a limited physical experience. It seeks to shift our view of digital images from a reliable source of communication to one more attuned to how images can change and distort meaning. In this work, an image is translated from the digital into the physical, but remains confined to the boundaries of its digital form. This is maintained in the construction of the work. It is activated by the viewer in space via an ultrasonic sensor. It moves slightly towards you; it threatens, yet it is limited. The physical action signals resistance to being virtually trapped but is digital in nature. It attempts to illustrate the paradoxical relationship we have with technology, in which we acknowledge its damaging effects yet cannot help being seduced by it. See the video below for further Documentation