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<div>Hi All - I just finished up an interview for GIzmodo with
Berlin-based media artist Aram Bartholl <font face="Verdana"> who
makes some interesting urban-art, interventions which might be worth a
read. Aram is one of the Speakers at the "MediaCity"
conference I posted about in my last post to this list.</font></div>
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<div><font size="+2" color="#51646B">Gizmodo Gallery: Aram Bartholl
Sees in FPS Mode</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">Interview/</font><font face="Trebuchet MS"
size="-3" color="#51646B"><i> Article by Jonah
Brucker-Cohen</i></font></div>
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In the hyper-realist console and arcade gaming space, the closer a
game gets to emulating reality, the better chance the game has of
succeeding in an already over-crowded market place. Taking this hybrid
of realism and screen-based entertainment to an extreme is Berlin
based media artist Aram Bartholl. From his experiments of adding a
"virtual" machine gun to a pair of ordinary glasses in
"1st Person Shooter" to creating physical versions of the
large blinking arrows from the ubiquitous console game, "Need for
Speed 2", Bartholl creates work that intends to both disrupt,
engage, and highlight our pre-occupation with virtual forms and
experiences. His work is both a playful and cautious reminder of just
how far technology has infiltrated our lives and public spaces.
Gizmodo caught up with Bartholl to discuss his views on the future of
gaming artifacts, the potential impact of technological imperialism,
and just how closely our daily lives are influenced by the virtual
entities we engage with everyday.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana">Full Interview with Images,Video is
here:</font></div>
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>http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/games/gizmodo-gallery-aram-bartholl-s<span
></span>ees-in-fps-mode-203130.php</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana">Best,</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">- Jonah</font></div>
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