Digital by Design
Ed. Troika
Thames and Hudson, 2008
pp. 275-279
Device Art ? Media Art Meets Mass Production
Machiko KusaharaMachiko Kusahara is a media art curator and a researcher in the field of media studies who has been publishing and curating in the interdisciplinary field that embraces art, techno1ogy and culture. Her recent research focuses on the correlation between digital media and traditiona1 culture. She coined the term 'device art' to describe an emerging movement of Japanese artists, many of whom featured in this book, who explore mass production and commercial circuits as a means of distribution of message-driven, individually-conceived technological artefacts.
Images:
Hiroo Iwata, Floating Eye, 2001
Floating Eye is an interactive installation that separates a person's vision from the body. The participant navigates a floating airship by towing a string. The airship is equipped with a specialized camera- head that captures a wide-angle image. A wearable visual system then allows the participant to see his/her own body or the surrounding environment from a bird's perspective.Nobumichi Tosa (Maywa Denki) poses with two of his 'singing machines'.
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