Elaine Hoey tells Rachel Thomas that light and colour inhabit a space in a way that is very ethereal, but has a volume, not unlike virtual reality
Rachel Thomas: Elaine, your work is centered on creating interactive installations; appropriating contemporary digital art and aesthetics; and exploring the politics of digital humanity and our evolving relationship with the screen. Is your practice, then, the pursuit of how we see ourselves in this digital age?
Elaine Hoey: Technology is embedded in our everyday lives and has become part of our networked culture. Today, we see screens act as a mediator between the self and reality. Technology has become an extension of the body, changing our relationship to space, ourselves and others. It is important to reflect on how these technologies have impacted our everyday lives and changed the ways we relate to the world.
Stephanie McBride explores Deirdre Brennan’s photographic response to James Joyce’s Ulysses
