In an era of interactive media, an unprecedented revolution is happening. From the first generation of computers to virtual reality, people are increasingly becoming participants of media instead of mere audience. This is to say, whether by voicing themselves through Internet or interacting with AI, people are more involved than ever.
Therefore, I decided to create a diptych named inside out to show how the relationship between people and media changes over time. For the photograph, there will be two chairs in the middle as a metaphor for the audience, and a glowing screen in the front. The still-life set-up portrays the traditional relationship with the media as the information provider and people as receivers. While several changes would be made to the photoshopped image. First of all, the chairs will be broken into pieces and piled up on the ground. The screen will be torn in the middle, with a hole filled with bright and dizzy images, meaning that people are no longer outsiders and start to immerse themselves in interactive media. In a sense, the two images can only embody the concept when shown together, otherwise, they would lose part of their meanings.
By adjusting the color gradation, I will try to give a cold tone to the photograph, facilitating its sense of technology and making a contrast with the second image. As for the photoshopped image, I am considering creating a collage by combining elements like chairs, bright-colored posters, and rays of light together to portray modern interactive media.