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'''3) THE INSTALLATION '''
'''3) THE INSTALLATION '''


AESTHETICS :
[[AESTHETICS :]]


The box consists of
The box consists of
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COURSE OF ACTION / INTERACTION :
[[COURSE OF ACTION / INTERACTION :]]


The box can be approached from two sides:
The box can be approached from two sides:
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[[File:Bildschirmfoto 2021-11-27 um 16.25.35.png|400px]]


Visitor_1 sees the environment of a bug -in a miniature version- by looking through the window from his/her perspective of a human. Visitor_2 sees the environment of a bug from the perspective of a bug as the camera is placed at the very ground of the box. By that viewpoint he/she is also able to see what is happening in front of the window.
Visitor_1 sees the environment of a bug -in a miniature version- from his/her perspective of a human by looking through the window. Visitor_2 sees the environment of a bug from the perspective of a bug as the camera is placed at the very ground of the box. By that viewpoint he/she is also able to see what is happening in front of the window.




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In that very moment, a part (a leg/ a foot/ ...) of the one person in front of the window (v_1) becomes visible in front of the camera and such on the screen where the other person (v_2) is watching * and SUDDENLY:  one person becomes the watcher/ the observer, and the other one: the person being looked at!   
Suddenly a leg of a foot of the one person (v_1) become visible in front of the window and by that in front of the camera and such on the screen where the other person (v_2) is watching * and SUDDENLY:  one peson becomes the watcher/ the observer, and the other one: the person being looked at!   
this must be somewhat like an animal would feel like.
this must be somewhat like an animal would feel like.


(+ … Who is watching and who is beeing watched?)
(… Who is watching and who is beeing watched?)


The idea is as simple as consice:  
The idea of the installation is as simple as concise:
feel the perception of another creature and with that: evoke empathy by taking it’s position.
feel the perception of another creature and with that: evoke empathy by taking it’s position.
So, in the end, the aim is to raise awareness, or even respect for a small beeing that we often ignore or not even take for real (a ‚real‘ animal)  
So, in the end, the aim is to raise awareness, or even respect for a small beeing that we often ignore or not even take for real (a ‚real‘ animal)  
Understanding, that bugs, or any insects MIGHT perceive SOMETHING –
Understanding, that bugs, or any insects MIGHT perceive SOMETHING –