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    KONEKSN exhibition, Prague and Bratislava (Multiplace Festival)2006

    obvious physical absence as a catalyst to communicative connection

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    original proposalC2C (Prague)Galeria Hit (Bratislava)Multiplace
    Each gallery featured an identical setup - one table with a whiteboard as surface, two chairs, a projector/computer and networked camera. Each site's camera caught one half of the table and one of the chairs - video projection combined the two halves to create a joint table for written or drawn communication. The empty half of the table and chairs at each site functioned as a spatial cue for imagining the other without forgetting the absence of the other. The camera and lighting prevented face-to-face connection, revealing only the heads and shoulders, arms and hands while drawing or writing. Users at either site could also choose to "hide" in the unfilmed seat, reaching over to reveal themselves when desired.

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