Don Ritter Exhibition and Lecture at SITE Santa Fe
Sept. 23 - Dec. 31, 2005
public opening: Sept. 23, 5-7pm

SITE press release:
http://aesthetic-machinery.com/documents/DonRitter_SITE_exhibition.pdf

Vox Populi
interactive video and sound installation, 42x51ft / 14x17m
Viewers read historical political speeches to a video projected crowd which responds with various degrees of supportiveness, ridicule, and hostility.
http://aesthetic-machinery.com/voxpopuli.html

Intersection
interactive sound installation, 42x29ft / 14x10m
Viewers walk through complete darkness while the sounds of car traffic screech, stop and crash in response to their presence. Since 1993, Intersection has been experienced by over 600,000 in 7 countries.
http://aesthetic-machinery.com/intersection.html

The Ethics of Aesthetics
lecture, November 15, 2005, 6pm
Ritter presents material from his upcoming book “The e Decision” which discusses the relationships between aesthetics, ethics, and new media. Based on intensive interviews with new media curators from North America, Europe and Asia, the book outlines the influences and consequences of aesthetic judgements.
SITE press release:
http://aesthetic-machinery.com/documents/DonRitter_SITE_lecture.pdf

Don Ritter
Since 1986, Ritter’s large-scale interactive installations, performances, and single-channel videos have been exhibited in North America, 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). He is represented in New York City by Jack the Pelican.
Documentary web site at: http://aesthetic-machinery.com


SITE Santa Fe
1606 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, New Mexico
USA
http://www.sitesantafe.org