| contact name | Jeff Lieberman |
| artists' names | Jeff Lieberman, Josh Lifton, David Merrill, Hayes Raffle |
| artists' locations | Cambridge, MA USA |
| art name | Applause |
| art media | Mini movie theater, archival film footage, electronics |
| art dimensions | approximately 8'x12' enclosure |
| art date | 2005 |
| art description | An interactive video installation draws on classic film
archives to explore contemporary issues surrounding images,
advertising, and group participation. |
| art proposal | People are led in groups of up to 6 into a small movie theater, through a standard turnstile. Inside a projection of a movie is frozen on a frame. As people clap for the movie, the frames advance slowly, and when enough participants clap synchronously, the movie begins to play on its own. As the movie progresses and the clapping continues, the movie reveals itself as an edited version of triumph of the will [the nazi propaganda movie by leni Riefenstahl]. Deals with complicity and the distinction and gradual fading between individual and group behavior. The space will emphasize this distinction as well. |
| art placard | An interactive video installation draws on classic film
archives to explore contemporary issues surrounding images,
advertising, and group participation. Please assemble a small group
and applaud to begin the show. Extra thanks |
| art url | none yet. |
| date | Friday, February 11, 2005 |
| time | 12:59 PM EST |
| contact affiliation | Media Lab |
| contact address1 | 20 Ames St. |
| contact city | Cambridge |
| contact state | MA |
| contact country | USA |
| contact zip | 02139 |
| contact phone1 | 857-205-6518 |
| contact email | foofie@mit.edu |
| artist1 affiliation | Media Lab |
| artist1 phone1 | 2-5615 |
| artist1 email | junkmail@media.mit.edu |
| artist2 affiliation | Media Lab |
| artist2 email | dmerrill@media.mit.edu |
| artist3 affiliation | Media Lab |
| artist3 email | hayes@media.mit.edu |
| art status | The work is not completed. Plans are laid out to divide work among the four artists and microcontroller and video projection design should be finished before March 15, with the last two weeks spent on video editing and construction in Art Interactive. |
| art maintenance | Should run without any maintenance, just needs to be turned on and off - for opening night we may play ticket stub taker to enhance the effect. |
| art auto | Just turning the computer and projector on/off... we will set startup routines. |
| art sound | The volume ramps up steadily throughout the ~3 minute performance, becoming slightly uncomfortable to people inside the theatre, however we are soundproofing the theatre to a large degree so sound outside should remain reasonable, but definitely audible. |
| art light | Requires a dark environment, but we are creating one, so requires nothing on your part. |
| art needs | It would be easier for us to construct in a corner, but this is not crucial. |
| art safety | Should not be, only projection. |