Spinning the Avatar – 1999

A ceramics/digital installation challenges the boundaries between the body and digital technology, nature and culture, the real and the artificial. The ceramic avatar turns like a spinning top within the darkened box-like space of the gallery while digital images of the off-line persona (the artist) appear spinning from wall to wall in synchronisation with the revolving action of the avatar. A flip in perception is activated as the spinning virtual avatar occupies real space while the off-line persona occupies a digital world, challenging the distinction between bodies and new technologies.