Vox Populi
interactive video and sound installation by Don Ritter

Jack the Pelican Gallery
487 Driggs Avenue (at North 9 Street, Bedford stop on L train)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
718-782-0183

September 10-October 9
opening: September 10, 7-9pm

Vox Populi endows anyone with leadership, regardless of their personal wealth, family origins, or political connections. A video projected crowd chants "speech, speech" and encourages visitors to speak from a lectern. When a visitor speaks through the microphone, the voice is amplified and political speeches begin scrolling on a teleprompter located within the lectern. In response to a speaker’s voice, the crowd reacts with varying degrees of support and repulsion.
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Since 1986, New York based Canadian artist Don Ritter has exhibited his computer-based interactive artworks in North and South America, East and West Europe, and Asia. His work has received support and recognition from the Canada Council, The Banff Center,(Canada), Ars Electronica (Austria), Pratt Institute (NYC), and the ZKM (Germany).
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