Best...flame war ..Ever (still)
Today I visited the Eddo Stern exhibition at Cardiff’s newly refurbished Chapter Arts Centre. This American/Israeli artist explores the interface between real and virtual worlds. His animated shadow puppets, made from modern materials and casting moving coloured shadows onto the wall, were visually engaging. But for me the highlight of the show was the computer animation Best…flame war ..Ever (2007). This re-creation of an on-line war of words between two computer gamers is not only visually stunning, as was all the work on show but also creates a thought-provoking allegory about the development of conflicts from seemingly trivial beginnings.
If you are within striking distance of Cardiff this exhibition is well worth seeing – but it’s only on at Chapter until November 29th so hurry!
If you can’t get to Chapter then you can see Eddo Stern’s work at www.eddostern.com or go straight to
www.eddostern.com/flamewar.html to download Best…flame war ..Ever