CATERWAUL

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Pierre Proske
Australia
pierre(AT)digitalstar.net
www.digitalstar.net

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INTRODUCTION

When someone screams in real life, do they hear us in virtual reality? Do they want to?

The proliferation of networked online worlds has provided a small quota of the human race the option to seek refuge in utopian, less troubled imaginary lands. Rolling synthetic green pastures offer us respite from a planet undergoing exploitation and climate change. For those of us too firmly rooted in this material world to join them, how shall we communicate with them? In what way shall we lament their departure?

The essence of this piece is a large monolithic dark wall that is represented both in the real and virtual worlds. It is a one-way portal to the virtual world through which people can whisper their thoughts, scream their frustrations and convey regret without the privilege of reply. It is a wailing wall through which to mourn the loss of our humanity to the virtual network.

For further details refer to the Turbulence web site.