I Want To

Kang (2011- ongoing)

 

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‘I Want To’ is a series of multi-media art installations that explores how our desire is presented, negotiated and internalized in contemporary digital media. The system of this project extracts live Twitter messages that start with ‘I want to.’ The expression ‘want to’ becomes ‘have to’, and the newly composed sentence is displayed on the television screen while also being vocalized through speakers. With each sentence, the custom-made wooden toys respond by marching in unison. This installation give the audience an opportunity to explore our hopes and desires as unconscious internalizations of external expectations and social norms.

** Publication: Kang, Laewoo. “I Want To: Multi-media Installation for Exploring Our Desire”, Proceedings of International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI). ACM, 2018
** Award: 4 Blue Ribbons at Maker Fair NY 2012

doi: https://doi.org/10.1145/3173225.3173315 / download: [pdf]


4th Version (electronics on canvas), 2020


3rd Version (TEI edition), 2018


2nd Version, 2013


Original Version, 2011

 

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Interview with Makezine : http://blog.makezine.com/2012/09/26/maker-faire-new-york-i-want-to-interview-with-leo-kang/

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