ARS ELECTRONICA
We’re glad to announce that two one project of Stefan Kainbacher have been selected for the ARS ELECTRONICA Exhibiton 2007.
HOMETRAINER
Interaction design for animals: a tiny rodent savoring the opportunity to get some exercise on its hamster wheel activates the installation’s interactive component.
The movement of the hamster wheel is linked to a video that shows footage from the hamster’s perspective and thus enables the user to go for a virtual jog. Hometrainer is an ironic treatment of the modern-day reduction of sport to training far removed from nature in health clubs in which people run on treadmills while immersed in TV shows.
HOMETRAINER @ AEC ONLINE CATALOGUE
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TOUCH ME
“Touch me” is an interactive painting that alludes to pornography on the Internet and TV. Viewers see a pornographic image of a woman whose vagina is covered over by a pink star. The removal of this star—or, in other words, the breaking down of this barrier—is the theme of “Touch me.”
The star is made up of heat-sensitive paint that becomes transparent when it’s touched. What’s actually revealed, though, is the user himself, since concealed behind the star is a monitor displaying a live image of the user.
