Walking up The Modern’s grand staircase, you begin to hear a variety of voices, noises and music awaiting your arrival. Upon entering the exhibit, which occupies 25,000 square feet of the museum, you are greeted with a multitude of screens of all shapes and sizes. No matter your age, you’re bound to see a television that will immediately spark some nostalgia from a time in your past. In addition to the fixed collections, there are several interactive moments within the show as well, which is a feature that I absolutely love!
While there, I also had the pleasure of meeting another creator that is featured in the show, artist Huntrezz Janos. She created an interactive, augmented reality filter titled “Tinsel Polycarbonate” that is equal parts technological marvel and artistic expression. The installation has two large screens attached to the wall and when you walk in front of them, a unique 3D filter animates over your face. The intention is to recognize the changes in identity that technology allows, and the relationship that perception and reality have on our judgements and behaviors. In a recent interview given to Medium.com, Huntrezz said, “I’m a person with things I want to say, and oftentimes, I feel I’m just not seen or heard… I’m used to being silenced.” Based on what I’m seeing from this young artist, I’m sure we will be hearing a lot more from her in the future.
During the preview, Ms. Alison Hearst told us, “Every artistic medium is touched by screens today”, and this very well may be true. But while we all continue to have a love/hate relationship with the ever-present screens that saturate our daily lives, I have no mixed emotions about this exhibition…I absolutely love it!
Learn more at www.themodern.org
