The element that sparked my interest the most from the readings due for today was the "Human Race Machine". What a neat idea! I understand how this would be a politically sensitive interactive art, but if you put politics aside for a second, how cool is the idea that we can see ourselves as a different race. This also got me thinking about internet responsibility and being honest about our true selves. Last semester the topic of online identity was a common subject for discussion, especially when Google Plus required people to submit their real first and last names. They were trying to get people to portray themselves honestly, as their true self, and to get rid of people pretending to have different names. With this interactive art, it shows how today's technology is making it easier to defy "online honesty". If someone were able to take the software and that Nancy Burson had, and use it for their own enjoyment, they could potentially add a whole new dimension to their identity online. Not only could they use a different name, create a different personality, but they can now alter their identity to look different too! How would we have any idea that this isn't how they really looked? It's fascinating to me! It definitely shows how art is breaking all barriers, and meshing our lives with art, science, and technology.
Here is a link to learn more about Nancy Bursons Human Race Machine : http://nancyburson.com/pages/publicart_pages/hrmachine.html
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