Publication:

Journal of the New Media Caucus, CAA LA External Panel Issue
Summer 2009 | v.05 n.02
 Journal of the New Media Caucus

 		 Space: The New Frontier

Abstract:
In 1946 the first photograph of the earth was sent back from outer space. This moment in history, where technology allowed us to view beyond our senses marks the transition to what has been dubbed the era of the posthuman. This era, our era, is an era that like the Renaissance period is built upon our changing conceptions of space. The Renaissance, with its one point perspective created new perceptions for the work of art, and the post human era, with its omniscient point of view creates new understandings and problematizes ideas of space. It is through our understanding of space that we can begin to understand the implications of the limits and boundaries of our senses and our technologies. This paper introduces these concepts and frames the panel discussion for the panel “Space: The New Frontier”.
Presented:

Electronic Literature Organization Conference 2008 Conference, Vancouver, Washington
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Public and Private Space on the Internet: Mouchette.org and Life Sharing

Abstract:
This paper addresses the discourse of the blurring of public and private space in new media art, specifically in Mouchette.org and Life Sharing by Eva and Franco Matteos. Both pieces work with an understanding of the social systems inherent in new media art as a set of relations that require the user to complete the work of art. By examining each piece through Carolyn Jones’ Taxonomy of New Media Interactivity, this paper explores the modes in which both Mouchette.org and Life sharing create a discourse via their interactivity. Furthermore, this paper posits that the very set of relations between the user and the work of art put forth in both Mouchette.org and Life Sharing creates a discourse on the boundaries of public and private space and this discourse is inherent in the work of art that utilizes technology to complete the work of art.