"telegarden"
This piece of artwork raises questions related to what Ken Goldberg calls "telepistemology," or the study of the nature of knowledge gained through remote and mediated sources like the internet. After further reading, this artist makes me consider whether the garden really exists and makes me wonder whether people can actually trust that the users' actions have actually contributed to the growth of the plants represented on the telegarden Web site, or whether the entire art work is staged.
Goldberg asserts that "media technology generally facilitates the suspension of disbelief. I'm trying to facilitate the resumption of disbelief." This quote took me aback at first but after some further thought, it made me realize what he was trying to say. People are so immune to interesting things thanks to technology and he is trying to bring back people's interest in unique things and concepts. Like James Elkins says in his article "Just Looking," many people just look at things without thinking or making themselves do so. This can relate this particular piece of artwork because Goldberg is attempting to change the fact that most people just look at things and instead make them think about it.
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