Frontiers of Utopia

Jill Scott

Frontiers of Utopia ,
Co-workers & Funding
Mnemosyne
Documents
  • Jill Scott: Frontiers of Utopia (installation view) Copyright © 1996 Jan Sprij
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Description
In the installation Frontiers of Utopia the visitor is confronted with eight virtual female characters, based on the histories of real women who were born in different periods: 1900, 1930, 1960 and 1990. All eight characters dream of the way in which they will change their own lives as well as the world around them. In formulating their ideal future they also paint a picture of their own history and the way in which they view their world. The network of stories and references shows a rich variation in ideas, attitudes and historical perspectives with regard to the subjects that are being discussed. Although they all strive for their own ideals in their own time, they share common worries about happiness and health, reflecting also their worries about the future.
DEAF Festival 1996 / SoftSite
Keywords
  • genres
    • database art
    • installations
      • interactive installations
      • mixed reality
      • virtual reality (VR)
  • subjects
    • History and Memory
      • history
    • Power and Politics
      • politics
    • Society and Culture
      • utopias
  • technology
    • displays
      • electronic displays
        • projection screens
        • projectors
Technology & Material
Hardware
2 x PAL Laser Disc Players,
Hardware
1 x LCD Video Projector (Barco, Sony, or similar) plus ceiling rack,
Installation Requirements / Space
1 x Table
Exhibitions & Events
Algorithmic Revolution. On the History of Interactive Art
Banquet_Metabolism and Communication
Banquete_metabolismo y comunicación
Banquete_metabolismo y comunicación
Nouvelle Technologies 96
DEAF 96: Digital Territories
Jill Scott: Frontiers of Utopia
experimenta media arts festival 1996
The Body remembers. A restrospective by Jill Scott
MultiMediale 4
Siggraph 1995
ISEA 1995 [The Sixth International Symposium on Electronic Art]
Muu Media Festival '95
Voyage Virtuel
Bibliography
  • Schwarz, Hans-Peter, ed. Medien - Kunst - Geschichte. Anläßlich der Eröffnung des Museums für Neue Kunst, ZKM, Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe am 18. Oktober 1997, Medienmuseum th ed.München, London, New York: Prestel Verlag, 1997.
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