Ars Electronica Festival · 2018
Conspiracy: Conjoining the Virtual
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2018
“Conspiracy: Conjoining the Virtual” by Kristin McWharter received a Honorary Mention in the Interactive Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2018.
A participatory artwork that incorporates virtual reality within sculptural form. The work interrogates individual subjectivity within collective decision making as five people interact through the sculptural object—each directed by their own augmented reality experience.
About Kristin McWharter
Kristin McWharter (US) is a multi- disciplinary artist whose work interrogates the relationship between competition and intimacy. Her research explores where personal subjectivity and broader social dynamics come in conflict from within both individual and…
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