Internet, Do you love me ?
In this age deeply anchored ego and narcissism, where to « like » is express instant appreciation, one question becomes fundamental. 5 little dogs with bobbing heads listen to you constantly and reassure you, as long as you ask them the right question: Do you love me? They nod. This piece, connected to the Internet, can play out anywhere in the world, as a duet, one person in one place dialoguing with another person in another place.
Transforming this toy dog with its nodding head into a smart object is both an artistic action, related to the Internet-connected ready-made, and a stupid one. Stupid, because what is the use of connecting these cute little doggies to the Internet? They react to your voice and communicate remotely; they express the degree to which the Internet has changed the world and our perspective.
2016 – Albertine Meunier
