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Mi Sei Vicino is a participants-responsive environment exploring
the topic "Body as Interface". A core element of the work is
a sensor floor on which a performer is standing, functioning as a human
antenna; when coming close to or being touched by members of the audience,
the movements of the bodies are registered as electromagnetic activity.
Surrounding the floor are large projections, showing computer graphics
connected to audio compositions, which change their form according to
fluctuations in the electromagnetic field. The relative distance between
the bodies determines what can be seen and heard.
"Se Mi Sei Vicino" has to be considered in relation
with the tradition of performance and installation art, which problematizes
the distinction between active performers and passive spectators. The
fact that the audience is requested a full bodily commitment that includes
movement and touch, besides sight and hearing, makes that the boundaries
of passivity and activity are blurred; everybody becomes a potential performer. |