© Anže Sekelj

25th Art Division Jury Selections

Acts of Polarity: Feels

Interactive art

Anže SEKELJ[Slovenia]

Outline

On one side of the installation, we have a receiver that detects the first participant’s presence, and, depending on the proximity of the latter, a transmitter on the other side emits varying pulses to the other participant. By transforming the electric charge carried by all matter into sound and touch, the device questions: How does another one’s presence create an involuntary intimacy between two bodies?