Awkward Technology: A Q&A with Cory Arcangel The Creators Project: What were you looking to achieve with this latest installation?Cory Arcangel: The big question first, huh? I wanted to explore the idea of computers that are unfulfilled, stuck in loops, machines playing endlessly; that idea of redundancy, a road to nowhere. Maybe trying to demonstrate the awkwardness of technology. And to try to somehow encapsulate all the different stuff that’s happening with culture right now in terms of technology, like social networks, the virtualization of everything. I wanted to try and tackle those kind of issues. What made you choose bowling?Bowling I chose because I thought it was one of the most awkward virtual sports there is. Because you just have to basically aim the ball at pins. And so I thought that represented what I was trying to get across, with these awkward not-quite-human looking forms. And the uncomfortableness of those types of images seems to me to be very interesting. More…

Awkward Technology: A Q&A with Cory Arcangel

The Creators Project: What were you looking to achieve with this latest installation?
Cory Arcangel: The big question first, huh? I wanted to explore the idea of computers that are unfulfilled, stuck in loops, machines playing endlessly; that idea of redundancy, a road to nowhere. Maybe trying to demonstrate the awkwardness of technology. And to try to somehow encapsulate all the different stuff that’s happening with culture right now in terms of technology, like social networks, the virtualization of everything. I wanted to try and tackle those kind of issues.

What made you choose bowling?
Bowling I chose because I thought it was one of the most awkward virtual sports there is. Because you just have to basically aim the ball at pins. And so I thought that represented what I was trying to get across, with these awkward not-quite-human looking forms. And the uncomfortableness of those types of images seems to me to be very interesting.

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