EyesonYou

2024 | Reversing the roles of audience and artwork

EyesonYou seems to reverse the roles of art and spectator: Are people the audience or the act? EyesonYou transforms an ordinary space into a theatre setting. A lively audience of moving lights sits at front row, and they want to be entertained. Although they may be small, they are many and make loud and clear what they think of the show. Step onto the stage and entertain! Enchant this unusual audience with your voice. Bring out the artist in you. The more excitement, the better: Together, push the show to great heights.

This interactive installation highlights the two-way interaction between humans and technology. The idea that technology is entirely at our service is playfully debunked in EyesonYou: every time we use technology, it also plays us. If only that were always so visible and cheerful…

EyesonYou is an artwork by Philip Ross. The circular theatre setting shown in the movie and pictures was custom for the Glow 2024 festival location. The moving lights can also be arranged differently, for example in a grandstand setting.

Pictures by Bart van Overbeeke