“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” This is Newton’s Third Law of Motion. According to Newton, whenever objects A and B interact with each other, they exert forces upon each other. In this thesis I suggest that in art the artist and the audience both exert forces. However, sometimes both think they are in control of the action and/or reaction. I am exploring “control” in interactive and performance audio and video art. Every action that the audience member takes causes a reaction on the computer screen in real time. The results will show that even when the audience makes a choice of the action to perform, the artist predetermines the reaction.
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