Device Tethering
A sculpture of a man with an ankle chain which has a mobile phone shaped block attached to it (not visible in this image). The artist's brief: The price of always being connected is -always being connected. All pervasive mobile communication has blurred the boundaries of our work and personal lives; maintaining an online presence cuts into the time we have for people in the real world; and privacy is almost a thing of the past. In the guise of making our lives easier, communications technology has come to control and define our every waking moment and ironically social networking has been shown to make users feel more alienated than ever. Be careful what you wish for!.
David McGuinness
Mixed media, paint, perspex, solar lights. Swell Sculpture festival
Device Tethering
A sculpture of a man with an ankle chain which has a mobile phone shaped block attached to it (not visible in this image). The artist's brief: The price of always being connected is -always being connected. All pervasive mobile communication has blurred the boundaries of our work and personal lives; maintaining an online presence cuts into the time we have for people in the real world; and privacy is almost a thing of the past. In the guise of making our lives easier, communications technology has come to control and define our every waking moment and ironically social networking has been shown to make users feel more alienated than ever. Be careful what you wish for!.
David McGuinness
Mixed media, paint, perspex, solar lights. Swell Sculpture festival