Participating in this residency has been an interesting and enlightening experience. The fact that those giving feedback could not physically interact with the things I made emphasized the challenges and opportunities introduced by being an artist working within the context of our networked society in general. Through text, video, and images I had to communicate the experience of physical objects.

The questions and comments I received on the blog helped me a lot in clarifying my ideas and sorting through the jumble of ideas I have surrounding any given piece. They also introduced new points and perspectives that I would not have immediately recognized, something I am very excited about and open to with the creation of new work. I was very impressed by the engagement and thoughtfulness of the reviewers comments. It was extremely helpful and encouraging to have a number of people spend time really considering the work before passing judgment.

Over the next couple months, I plan to finish building several versions of the conversacubes and try them out in different settings, soliciting feedback and observing behavior. I also am going to be working on a series of videos illustrating different scenarios and trying to tease out some of the questions and contradictions I see in this concept. I also have some work to do still on the documentation of the table. All of this should be finished by early October. If you are interested, you can continue to follow along on my personal blog (www.lauren-mccarthy.com/inmotion) where I post a mix of current news and project updates.

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