Eye Contact

Shadow Box 1

"Eye Contact" (Shadow Box 1) is the first piece of the Shadow Box series of interactive displays with a built-in computerized tracking system. This piece shows eight hundred simultaneous videos of people lying down, resting. As soon as a participant is detected, their presence triggers the miniature video portraits to wake up: hundreds of people simultaneously turn to look at the visitor directly, creating an uncanny experience that questions who is the observer and who is the observed.

General info

Spanish name:
Contacto Visual
Year of creation:
2006
Technique:
High resolution interactive display with built-in computerized surveillance system
Dimensions:
104.5 x 80 x 12 cm
Edition:
6 Editions, 1 AP
Collectors:
private collectors

Exhibitions


Credits

  • Programming: Conroy Badger
  • Production Assistance: Pierre Fournier, David Lemieux, Natalie Bouchard

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