Haruo Ishii: Hypertouch “The Body As Media”

Title:

Hypertouch “The Body As Media”

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Exhibiting Artist(s):



• Haruo Ishii

Symposium:

• ISEA95: Sixth International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• École Cherrier , Montreal , Canada

Artist Statement:

This system is an interactive installation which enables two individuals to produce images, sounds and light when they touch each other. Under the theme of “communication between individuals through tactile perception”, this system focuses on the value of the primitive tactile perception in the computer age where image communication through pseudo-experience, such as virtual reality, is developing.

Technical Information:

This system is an interactive installation which enables two individuals to produce images, sounds and light when they touch each other.

Category:

• Art Exhibition
• Interactive Monitor-Based