Augmented Reality Art by Vladimir Geroimenko

Author:Vladimir Geroimenko
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

It could be argued that David Datuna’s Viewpoint of Billions is perhaps one of the only works of art to date that is truly unique to Google Glass (David Datuna 2014). Datuna worked with mobile app developers BrickSimple to create an interactive installation that at first glance represents an American flag—see Fig. 9.2. However, as one approaches the artwork, you will see the surface is covered with found eyeglass lenses. Beneath the lenses is a collage of photographs and newspaper clippings as well as hidden cameras and microcomputers. The cameras can record visitors as they experience the artwork and then live-stream that video back to those same visitors wearing the Google Glasses. This creates a sort of feedback mechanism in which the artwork appears to be watching you back as you watch it. While other video artists like Steina and Woody Vasulka pioneered using video feedback, Datuna’s use of Glass to transmit a live video of one’s self via a camera hidden directly within the artwork perhaps takes this concept to a new level.

Fig. 9.2Viewpoint of billions by New York artist David Datuna at Art Basel Miami (DatunaGlassfeed)

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