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"The Silence of the Cat" speaks to me about the silence of the cat when it sits next to the computer. It makes me think about what the cat might think about technical devices. In particular, the computer. Well the thing is that the computer is a symbol of our modern society and the cat is a symbol of our domesticated society. And in some places those two merge, like in this picture. They merge because a cat sometimes likes to sit near the computer. But what does it think of that ugly box? What does it know about the ways in which it is impacted by the ceaseless unfolding technological advancements which make little imprints on its life?
This was a very imaginative piece of a computer observing the Lincoln Memorial. What I can really appreciate about this piece is how the two worlds merge- the old and the new. There sits Lincoln, arm swung over his concrete chair, staring out onto an endless lake, forever, comtemplating the modern existence and the future of America. The computer, almost a reflection of his vision, is the Future of America, and looks back at him, blankly admiring the white stone stairs and the ancient pillars. How do these two worlds collide?
"Free Chinese Food in 10-250" is a commentary on the lifestyle of an MIT student. The great irony in this picture, which consists of Grad Students one Tuesday evening, indulging in dinner provided by the Harvard China Review, are completely neglecting the emotions and needs of the computer sitting in the corner of the room. This picture makes a greater statement about what the needs of the human are. The students slowly unconsciously discover that their greater needs belong to their body, and they arrogantly deny the computer as a "non-being" because they know they cannot adequately care for it. Simulataneously in denial and also in an animalistic like euphoria over the Chinese food, the students are experiencing an internal rift, rising from an universal duality. But what are the feelings of the computer?
What I feel like is really impacting about "ET gets the Blue Screen" is how close it hits home. The thing about the blue screen is that it doesn't discriminate about who you are, even if you are ET. And, in this way, it is humbling. When you get the blue screen, you realize you need to give up and let go and not take it personally. In this picture, ET has yet to realize this, and it probably undergoing the first stage of getting a blue screen, which is shock. Later stages include: anger, rage, depression, resentment, and finally true acceptance.
This one is stolen right out of a favorite children's book about an Autistic But-Compu-Fly who cannot find his way home. Wandering through a dream-like technicolor wonderland, he begins to contemplate the notion of reality and wonders if he is trapped within a greater But-Compu-Fly himself.