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Avi Rosen, New Media ArtistAvi Rosen, New Media ArtistEE Faculty, Technion IITEE Faculty, Technion IIT

Haifa, IsraelHaifa, Israel..avi@siglabavi@siglab..techniontechnion..acac..ilil

BodyBody//Aura extensionAura extension• Utilizing the Bluetooth wireless technology Utilizing the Bluetooth wireless technology

standard, for artistic purposesstandard, for artistic purposes. . • Supports, audio visual data transmissionSupports, audio visual data transmission. . • Enables artists, art consumers or any user to Enables artists, art consumers or any user to

connect to a wide range of computing andconnect to a wide range of computing and telecommunications devices easily and simply, telecommunications devices easily and simply, without the need to buy, carry, or connect without the need to buy, carry, or connect cablescables. .

• Connections between Connections between cellular phones, printer, cellular phones, printer, lap top and palm computer, PC etclap top and palm computer, PC etc..

• Enables wide spread of art and artistic data.Enables wide spread of art and artistic data.

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• Artist’s presence causes automatic Artist’s presence causes automatic synchronization of his desktop, mobile synchronization of his desktop, mobile computer, notebook computer, notebook ((PCPC--PDA and PCPDA and PC--HPCHPC) ) and his mobile phone with other and his mobile phone with other usersusers. . As soon as he enters a new space As soon as he enters a new space the artistic content the artistic content ((text, audiovisual art text, audiovisual art datadata) ) in his PDA will automatically be in his PDA will automatically be updated to art consumers desktop, or vice updated to art consumers desktop, or vice versaversa..

BodyBody//Aura extensionAura extension• A voice, image or text prompts the local user of approaching art eventA voice, image or text prompts the local user of approaching art event. . Art Art

percolates through the wireless ambience to every potential user, for a percolates through the wireless ambience to every potential user, for a potential art consumption or interactionpotential art consumption or interaction. .

• The system extends artist’s aura and amplifies his artistic capabilitiesThe system extends artist’s aura and amplifies his artistic capabilities. . His His presence induces content to the immediate space, and then to the wider presence induces content to the immediate space, and then to the wider space via the Internet or cellular systemsspace via the Internet or cellular systems..

• Artist’s passages throw time and space leave trails of transmissionsArtist’s passages throw time and space leave trails of transmissions. . Those Those trails can be considered as a continuous interactive multidisciplinary artistic trails can be considered as a continuous interactive multidisciplinary artistic actact. .

• The system is biThe system is bi--directional, it enables feedback between the consumers directional, it enables feedback between the consumers and the artistand the artist. . The act of art manipulationThe act of art manipulation//consumption, creates a consumption, creates a community with mutual interests and goals, and enables creativity community with mutual interests and goals, and enables creativity capabilities for a wide range of userscapabilities for a wide range of users..

This mode of art creation fits with Joseph Beuys This mode of art creation fits with Joseph Beuys wordswords::

• ""I demand an artistic involvement I demand an artistic involvement in all realms of life … Whereas I in all realms of life … Whereas I advocate an aesthetic involvement advocate an aesthetic involvement from science, from economics, from science, from economics, from politics, from religion from politics, from religion - - every every sphere of human activitysphere of human activity. . Even the Even the act of peeling potato can be a work act of peeling potato can be a work of art if it is a conscious actof art if it is a conscious act".".

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Artistic content transferedArtistic content transfered