Foreword

Written By Aisling Kelliher

These three works which are primarily created by teams of people: the EyeWriter, Absolute Quartet by Jeff Lieberman and Dan Paluska and Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's Open Air. They represent hybrid physical digital works which bring together the physical human experience with digital processing.

EyeWriter

The EyeWriter, was created by members of Free Art and Technology (FAT), OpenFrameworks, and the Graffiti Research Lab, and was sponsored by The Ebeling Group, the Not Impossible Foundation and Parsons Communication and Technology.

Absolute Quartet

Absolut Quartet generates a unique real-time situated musical experience based on online participant input. Allowing anyone to participate irrespective of musical ability, it highlights the ability we now have to create new and accessible aesthetic experiences with off the shelf products.

Open Air

Open Air was an interactive artwork that used participants’ voices to transform the sky over Philadelphia.