Shy, 2003
Scott Snibbe

Shy, 2003 computer, projector, video camera, video capture card, retroreflective screen, custom software

quicktime video

Shy draws upon the classic tradition of cartoon animation to give a personality to the screen itself. As visitors walk into the field of this projected screen, their bodies disrupt its personal space, and the screen comes alive. The screen jumps, shirks and cowers at the imposition of the viewers’ bodies on its space. If the screen is disturbed too much, it leaves the space of the projection area entirely, and only returns when visitors leave or slow down. With careful, cautious movements, it is possible for viewers to make friends with the screen. The work thus creates a personal relationship between the embodied light of the screen and the bodies of viewers.

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photographs by Kyle Knobel and Tavo Olmos
(c) 2003-2004 Scott Snibbe