Hi, A Real Human Interface. I wake up and one of the first things I do is check my phone, then open my laptop. I expect my computer to jump start from sleep and update with speed. It’s funny when the tables are turned.
Here, an installation from Multitouch Barcelona at the Museum of Modern Art, NY imagines just that and brings it to life. Mixed with a dreamy soundtrack, a real-life human being sits inside a screened box, doing everything a computer does. He sorts emails, sends replies, updates software and sometimes just gets bored. As it takes time to start a computer, he’s getting ready by brushing his teeth and changing his clothes.
The installation is making a statement, blurring the lines between reality and technology, machine and man. We too often rely on computers for human interaction, I often think a handwritten note is many times more special than receiving an email.
