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December 25, 2004

Mother, Child

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Virtual motherhood


"Mother, Child", by Finnish artist Heidi Tikka, is an interactive video installation that intends to recreate the astonishment a mother feels when holding her baby.

The projection of a nursing child is projected on a piece of white fabric held by the exhibition visitor. The point of view from which the child is being seen is the mother´s. Mediated by camera sensors and algorithms, the image of the baby responds to the movements of the "mother" and the people surrounding the space. If there is a lot of movement or if the place is too crowdy, the child becomes restless and starts to cry. The person holding the fabric can gently rock the baby back to sleep.

The work addresses the challenge that the contemporary interactive technology posits on subjective experience and its representation. It also raises the issue of the social dimension of care. (Posted by Régine Debatty)

Posted by Regine at December 25, 2004 07:24 AM

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