{"id":3047,"date":"2020-05-03T23:14:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T21:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites2.org.aalto.fi\/medialabdemodays_old\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=3047"},"modified":"2020-11-27T20:47:07","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T18:47:07","slug":"the-blob","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/sites2.org.aalto.fi\/medialabdemodays_old\/projects\/the-blob\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blob"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I-i8XKVeI80&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Blob<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Is the viewer of an art piece the only one entitled of having the right to examine<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">perceive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and react to the artwor<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">k?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The blob is a <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">concept work of an interactive <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">piece. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The blob <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in the piece<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> lives its own life in the middle of the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">image<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, but when a viewer approaches the screen, the blob is attracted <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the viewer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The piece would ideally be projected on a wall with a near-throw projector or rear projected on a large canvas. 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