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An Artistic Exploration of Contemporary Online Courtship
EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society, Calgary, AB, Canada
Video Documentation of ❤️💔❤️
Photo Documentation
❤️💔❤️ by Kenzie Housego
Love it or hate it online dating uses unprecedented new technologies to connect potential romantic partners and theoretically enhance the chances of finding true love (if that is your goal).
❤️💔❤️ explores contemporary courtship by investigating past and present modes of dating rituals. Housego’s textile-based practice combines technology to engage audiences in a dialogue with artworks. ❤️💔❤️ also investigates the conveyed meanings of emojis, texts, and sexts while highlighting how romantic communication is transmitted, interpreted, and misinterpreted via screens.
The Five artworks in ❤️💔❤️ explore a specific facet of contemporary courtship. These include the role of technology, online representation, communication tactics, romance, and dating texts. ❤️💔❤️ contains digital components such as LEDs, motion sensors, and chatbots used to conduct real time online communication. The artworks offer an invitation for interactivity that Housego hopes will encourage viewers to shift from passive observers to active co-producers as they engage with the digital media, experience other points of view, and ultimately, form their own individual meanings.
Love it or hate it online dating uses unprecedented new technologies to connect potential romantic partners and theoretically enhance the chances of finding true love (if that is your goal).
❤️💔❤️ explores contemporary courtship by investigating past and present modes of dating rituals. Housego’s textile-based practice combines technology to engage audiences in a dialogue with artworks. ❤️💔❤️ also investigates the conveyed meanings of emojis, texts, and sexts while highlighting how romantic communication is transmitted, interpreted, and misinterpreted via screens.
The Five artworks in ❤️💔❤️ explore a specific facet of contemporary courtship. These include the role of technology, online representation, communication tactics, romance, and dating texts. ❤️💔❤️ contains digital components such as LEDs, motion sensors, and chatbots used to conduct real time online communication. The artworks offer an invitation for interactivity that Housego hopes will encourage viewers to shift from passive observers to active co-producers as they engage with the digital media, experience other points of view, and ultimately, form their own individual meanings.