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Short Info rainbowNOTION - Fotobot Voting Tool. Two Fotobots are working basically as a 'voting-booth'. Passer-bys can vote with their own face at either a 'YES-Fotobot' or a 'NO-Fotobot'. Specific questions related to each city will be asked to the public. Date: 2006-2008 Client: Autor Project / Sponsored by Pro Helvetia and Swiss Re Starting Position The project was based on an invitation of the Swiss cultural organization Pro Helvetia to realize a new media artwork in the public space of South Africa. The device that we were using is called Fotobot. General concept for South Africa For the South Africa Installation we used Fotobot in a similar way to the Torino Biennale 2002 in Italy. Two Fotobots are working basically as a 'voting-booth'. Passer-bys can vote with their own face at either a 'YES-Fotobot' or a 'NO-Fotobot'. Specific questions related to each city will be asked to the public. The questions are placed in two languages above the window as well as on the fotobot-screen. The interaction of the local people with this installation will give an impression of the self-awareness of each region during post-apartheid South Africa. |
4 cities, 2 concepts The idea was to let this Fotobot-installation travel to major art festivals in South Africa throughout 2006 (Cape Town, Oudtshoorn, Grahamstown). However in Johannesburg, the final destination, the Fotobots will not be related to a festival or event and therefore not be placed in a major pedestrian area. The metropolis of Johannesburg is not clear and definite in its geographical setting, instead the city shows a huge, endless puzzle of socially distinct areas. Taking this in consideration we decided to focus on one specific social environment: the Freedom Charter Area in the township of Kliptown; a very needy and longtime neglected area in Soweto. Timetable Cape Town The Cape Town Festival 03.03.2006 – 24.03.2006 Oudtshoorn Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees 01.04.2006 – 08.04.2006 Grahamstown National Arts Festival 29.06.2006 – 08.07.2006 Johannesburg Kliptown 04.10.2006 – 31.12.2006 Links www.rainbowNOTION.com www.sky-basement.com www.belleville.ch www.fotobot.net www.clickhere.ch |
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