Name: Art that craves your attention
Uploaded: 2014-02-07T16:15:02Z
Duration: 8 min 42 s
Description: In this charming talk, artist Aparna Rao shows us her latest work: cool, cartoony sculptures (with neat robotic tricks underneath them) that play with your perception -- and crave your attention. Take a few minutes to simply be delighted.

In this charming talk, artist Aparna Rao shows us her latest work: cool, cartoony sculptures (with neat robotic tricks underneath them) that play with your perception -- and crave your attention. Take a few minutes to simply be delighted.

Art that craves your attention

Interactive sculptures shift from chaos to strict order when someone enters their space, as if the art itself feels watched. One piece features 996 tiny mechanical figures, each deciding independently when to applaud. These works use technology to transform familiar objects into quirky actors, provoking surprise, curiosity, and a sense of uneasy delight. Each installation explores how presence, attention, and even judgment flow both ways between artwork and audience.