Technology
One of the things that separates Rafael Lozano-Hemmer from most artists is his comprehensive use of technology. Most of his productions contain more than one element of technology to create the lasting affect that has made his work so famous. Some of the technologies used by Lozano-Hemmer are: robotics, custom software, projections, internet links, cell phones, sensors, LED's, cameras, tracking systems, and often employing cutting-edge technologies. Lozano-Hemmer recognizes that western culture is a technology-based culture, emphasizing "even if you are not using a computer you are affected by this environment. Working with technology is inevitable." "Our politics, our culture, our economy, everything is running through globalized networks of communication," Ever since the industrial revolution technology has been used to better communicate and create art, Lozano-Hemmer has just taken it upon himself to extend the use of audio visual, to include surveillance of his viewers, and creating grand displays that in their physical existence are short, however it includes so many people on such a large scale, they become unforgettable.
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Famous quotes containing the word technology:
“If we had a reliable way to label our toys good and bad, it would be easy to regulate technology wisely. But we can rarely see far enough ahead to know which road leads to damnation. Whoever concerns himself with big technology, either to push it forward or to stop it, is gambling in human lives.”
—Freeman Dyson (b. 1923)
“If the technology cannot shoulder the entire burden of strategic change, it nevertheless can set into motion a series of dynamics that present an important challenge to imperative control and the industrial division of labor. The more blurred the distinction between what workers know and what managers know, the more fragile and pointless any traditional relationships of domination and subordination between them will become.”
—Shoshana Zuboff (b. 1951)