Embracing analogue technology, such as Walkmans and flip phones, resonates with people seeking tactile interactions lacking in modern tech. Arts researcher Willem Deisinger highlights this cultural shift against sterile aesthetics, pointing out the personality found in older devices. Sculptor Seth Steinman connects contemporary digital experiences with ancient materials, creating art that reflects a narrative of collective human experience and civilization's triumphs. His work challenges viewers' ideas on physicality and technology, merging diverse artistic processes and evoking a sense of timelessness.
"My body of work explores a narrative that is not exclusive to a singular person, but references a broad range of collective experiences that all have a unified commonality of being driven by user experience."
"Through connecting technology as we know it now to ancient technology, a narrative of civilisation's triumph is created, a universal experience."
"The work is about construction, surface and physicality and in turn it's not bound to any one specific means of creation."
"...the viewer's preconceptions about tactility, physicality and haptics with our evolving world are challenged as Seth transports them to the dawn of time."
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