Cathartic User Interface

1995-2000
Perry Hoberman, Cathartic User Interface, 1995-2000. two-channel interactive video installation (sound), wall, mixed media. dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Postmasters Gallery, New York. The 1st Seoul International Media Art Biennale media_city seoul 2000 city: between 0 and 1. Seoul Museum of History. 2000

This game-like installation consists of a PC keyboard projection that viewers throw balls at, triggering images and sounds that are linked to individual keys. While computers appear as universal problem-solvers, they’re also frequently sources of frustration. The analog act of throwing balls at a computer proposes a cathartic rebellion against technology, yet the computer responds with familiar messages of insufficient memory or system errors.

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The screen is worth protecting. Or create the value of protecting the screen.