My definition of interaction is the action when 2 or more objects/persons “play” with each other back and forth. The work “Feeding” by Chang Hsin Yu perfectly describes my definition of interaction. In this work, the microphone and the speaker “play” with each other to achieve a single goal: to find the perfect balance of sound. When the speaker gets too loud or too soft, the microphone will adjust its height to find the optimal position to balance the sound. This shows the repetitive interaction between 2 objects. However, the work of “United Visual Artists” contradicts my definition of interaction. This work only shows 1 sided interaction; a person looking at the artwork. It’s true that some artwork has a changing atmosphere to it, but it doesn’t change because of the human but rather because of other factors. This shows that there’s no interaction between 2 entities, the person and the artwork.
(“Feeding” by Chang Hsin Yu)
(“United Visual Artists”)
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Published by Eric Forman View all posts by Eric Forman, et al. “‘Feeding’ by Chang Hsin Yu.” HelloCircuits!, 2 Sept. 2022, https://hellocircuits.com/2022/05/02/feeding-by-chang-hsin-yu/#more-13510.
Published by Eric Forman View all posts by Eric Forman, et al. “United Visual Artists.” HelloCircuits!, 12 Sept. 2015, https://hellocircuits.com/2013/10/10/united-visual-artists/#more-11804.