Maya Suess "It It and the Gimme Box"
AC Institute
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It It and the Gimme Box is a playful look at our relationship with consumer objects. It It and the Gimme Box renders portraits of three objects, each a ubiquitous item from the contemporary urban lifestyle: a house key, ear-buds and a personal paper trail (receipts, bank statements and so on). Each object has their own extensive life story, from extraction to extrusion, from fabrication to sale, from use to disposal. Drawing from the aesthetics of product photography and the deep history of satire and cabaret, It It and the Gimme Box conflates our insatiable desire for things and our impulsive response to advertising gimmicks, with a deeper relationship and responsibility for the objects we consume.
Using video, sensors and interactive programming, the heart of It It and the Gimme Box is three original songs, performed as playful music videos within small booths or “portals” placed around the gallery. The videos are viewed in small clips presented in a non-linear order, determined by the gestures of the viewer. As the viewer performs a simple gesture (for example, extending their arms forward) a movement sensor will activate the video clips. To view the videos the viewer must maintain this gesture, which acts as a form of "currency” between the viewer and the work.
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Schedule
from October 22, 2009 to November 28, 2009
Opening Reception on 2009-10-22 from 18:00 to 21:00