Techno Me is an art exhibition which included, an interactive video installation, an interactive application and a series of video arts.
Who am I? The twist in the answers to that basic question, since projected images, sounds and gestures took over our lives, is what this exhibition was trying to tackle.
This exhibition provided no answer or clear stand with/against technology. Rather it highlighted the nature of the relationship between humans and technology, whether through relationships, communities, communication, perception and artistic experimentation.
The exhibition consisted of the following artworks:
:: [Me/City] an interactive video installation that highlights the collective impact of technology on people in urban settings. Using CCTV to capture people’s movement in the gallery space leaving little choice for viewers to interact or not with the piece.
:: [Me/We] an interactive computer application that highlights the impact of the projected images of others and then of the oneself, overlapped with the sound of confusing use of pronouns that don’t align with the images either in terms of feminine/masculine, first/second/third person, and plural/singular. This work aims at confronting our self-perception of ourselves and others.
:: A series of short video art pieces: me talk, me love, me reflect, me touch, me face, me win, me paint. Each of these focuses on one aspect of how technology has permeated our existence in the physical, psychological and emotional awareness.
The exhibition was supported and held at Makan, Amman in 2009