TRANSNATIONAL ACTIVATION OF SIMULTANEOUS TOUCH
6 – 11 pm: The communication of touch over networks has long been subject to exploration and reflection by media artists. The current global pandemic has brought to light a surprising lack of attention paid to the sense of touch in technical and conceptual advances in online communication. In this exhibition, artist Marnix de Nijs shares his practice-based research into the history of the artistic exploration of networked touch and presents a prototype that reflects on our contemporary desire for transnational simultaneous touch. More info