1. CONCEPT PROPOSAL
ART, TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE 2009
SUNNY LIM - 309170729
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2. MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION OF
WRITING AND LEGAL CULTURE
MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION OF WRITING IN THE AGE OF
CYBERNETIC SYSTEM
AURA IN PHYSICAL WRITING
EFFECTS OF THE CYBERNETIC SYSTEM ( AURA IN
KEYBOARD WRITING)
INTERACTIVE VIDEO INSTALLATIONS
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3. HUMAN’S EXPRESSIONS THROUGH TOOLS
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4. HUMAN’S EXPRESSIONS THROUGH TOOLS
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5. “WE SHAPE OUR TOOLS,
OUR TOOLS SHAPE US”
MCLUHAN
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6. MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION OF WRITING
IN THE AGE OF CYBERNETIC SYSTEM
CYBERNETIC SYSTEM IS SYMBOLISED BY THE COMPUTER,
REPRESENTS A SET OF TRANSFORMATIONS IN OUR
CONCEPTION OF AND RELATION TO SELF AND REALITY OF A
MAGNITUDE COMMENSURATE WITH THE TRANSFORMATIONS
IN THE CONCEPTION OF AND RELATION TO SELF AND REALITY
WROUGHT BY MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION AND
SYMBOLISED BY THE CAMERA. (NICHOLS, B. 1996)
THE AUTHENTICITY OF A THING IS THE ESSENCE OF ALL THAT
IS TRANSMISSIBLE FROM TIS BEGINNING RANGING FROM TIS
SUBSTANTIVE DURATION TO ITS TESTIMONY TO THE
HISTORY WHICH IT HAS EXPERIENCE (BENJAMIN, W. 1936)
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7. AURA IN PHYSICAL WRITING
AUTHENTICITY IN HAND WRITING
PERSONALITY
IDENTITY
LEGAL AUTHORITIES
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCES (PRESENT OF TIME AND
PLACE)
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8. AURA IN KEYBOARD WRITING
EFFECTS OF THE USING KEYBOARD INPUT
CAN INPUT FASTER TO SERVE THE NEED OF SPEED IN
POSTMODERNISM
COMPUTER FRONTS = STANDARDS IN MECHANICAL
REPRODUCTION = LOST OF PERSONALITY
LOSE OF OTHER HUMAN VALUES IN WRITING IDENTITY,
AUTHORITIES (LEGAL), PROOF OF HISTORICAL
SIGNIFICANCE.
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9. INTERACTIVE VIDEO
INSTALLATIONS
3 VIDEO SCREENS - 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEDIA CHANNELS
FIRST SCREEN
A FIGURATIVE ART - VIDEOS WITH NUDE HANDS TO REPRESENT
PERSONAL DECLARATIONS AND EXPRESSIONS.
SECOND SCREEN -INTERACTIVE AND PARTICIPATE
AN AUTOMATED DIGITALISATION SYSTEM WITH NETWORK FEATURES
FOR COLLECTING AUDIENCES’ DECLARATION EVIDENTLY TO THE
SUPPORT THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS GLOBALLY.
THIRD SCREEN
A PROMOTION VIDEO ABOUT THE NEWS AND ISSUES IN FREEDOM OF
EXPRESSION - E.G. POLITICAL ISSUES IN FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
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10. INTERACTION BETWEEN SCREENS
VIDEO 2
IN OTHER MUSEUMS
INTERNET LINK
VIDEO 01 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3
OFFICIAL HUMAN RIGHT VIDEO
HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/
VIEW_PLAY_LIST?
P=D4ECC48AE90746E3&SEARCH_
COMPUTER
HAND QUERY=HUMAN+RIGHT+LAW
WRITING
FRONTS A AUTOMATED VIDEO
WRITING SHOOTING SYSTEM
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11. TECHNIQUES & MESSAGES
VIDEOS ARE JUXTAPOSED TO COMPARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HANDWRITING AND
KEYBOARD WRITING
SECURITY AND LEGAL FUNCTIONS OF HAND WRITING ARE IRREPLACEABLE BY DIGITAL
SIGNATURE OR DIGITAL PASSWORD CODE
ONLY SHOOTING HANDS TO MAKE AUDIENCES THOUGHT ABOUT THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF
HAND’S EXPRESSION HAS CHANGED IN THE AGE OF CYBERNETIC SYSTEM
DIFFERENT SKIN COLOURS TO REPRESENT HUMAN RIGHTS IS UNIVERSAL EQUALLY
CHANNEL 1 IS ABOUT AN INTIMATE HUMAN EXPRESSIONS OF LEGAL AUTHORITIES
CHANNEL 2 IS ABOUT PARTICIPATIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD
CHANNEL 3 IS ABOUT SITUATIONS OR PLACES OR EVENTS REGARDS TO FREEDOM OF
EXPRESSIONS
CHANNEL 1, 2 AND 3 ARE VIDEO MONTAGE TO REINFORCE MESSAGES OF HUMAN
RIGHTS PERSUASIVELY AND GLOBALLY
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12. VIDEO CREDIT
JOSEPHA DAMOISEAU & UTE WILTHEIB - POSTGRADUATE
LAW STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
BACKGROUND MUSIC - THE SCENT OF LOVE BY MICHAEL
NYMAN FROM THE PIANO
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