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Figure 46: Increasing ‘complexity’ and ‘sophistication’ as applied to the works
selected for the ‘Perimeters, Boundaries and Borders’ exhibition and (in gray)
works from exhibitions the researcher curated previously
If we then apply this rationale to the works selected for the ‘PBB’ exhibition we
arrive at (Figure 46). Some of the technologies used in these works do not fit
neatly into this schema (‘What’s Cooking Grandma?’ and ‘Chicken Soup From
Mars’ can be viewed as both assemblies and systems depending on which
aspects are viewed. In this version these have been included as systems.
‘Cyclone.soc’ has been omitted because it is a projection and not an object).
Nevertheless, we see a clustering of the projects across the middle of the table in
levels five through seven. The researcher’s aim with this exhibition was to ‘raise
the bar’ from what had been done previously. Some of the works from
exhibitions curated by the researcher in the past have been plotted on this table
in gray. Most of the works shown previously are located in levels four through
six. This can be taken as an indication the works selected for the ‘PBB’
exhibition are more ‘sophisticated’ and ‘complex’. This indicates these works
are less likely to be static works for aesthetic contemplation. They represent a
more integrated use of computer-based design and fabrication technologies by
the practitioners that made them and they are more likely to engage an audience
in an interactive relationship.
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