vito Acconci - abby


Notes:
Horror movies no longer feel as scary because we can separate between tv and reality. VR has now replaced as something we still have a hard time deciphering with the added senses. things can now be behind you.

having something projected vs. staring brightly back at you

This almost pokes at the idea that the way men watch porn and how it sets expectations and how women watch romantic comedies and setting expectations for relationships. We seek what we want when we watch these things until they become engrained in our heads. raising exceptions for reality when we are watching something theatrical. Like when you hear two actors you loved on screen hated each other off screen. Even the difference between on screen and off screen is interesting, because they are never really "onscreen" until the piece has been edited. There might be footage of them disliking each other, but it isn't considered onscreen.

The Tv becoming a sculpture is also interesting with the new Samsung TVs that blend into the walls and having them trying to hide themselves as opposed to what they used to be: big blocks in the middle of a living room. However, this won't effect that all living rooms are arranged in a way that face the tv, making it the star of the room no matter how we change the screen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l811P5in-zA

Considering all of this is looking at the TV as something non-movable and sculpture-like. What does this make our laptops or our phones? Where we now have a portable TV with us. Do they even count as TVs since they can do so much more? Is it devaluing the product by effectively turning them into a monitor?

Another interesting thing is that since TV technology is progressing so much so quickly, the older tech gets cheaper a lot faster, making it possible (for the first time in a long time) for the average consumer to be able to purchase a TV that is relatively up-to-date.

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