Vito Acconci Response

The concept of the television being a form of sculpture is something that had never really resonated with me because today our televisions are made with the intention to be forgotten about. They are made thin and connected to the wall which in return gives you almost the illusion of a projected light on your wall except without the bulky projector that comes with it. When TVs were first put to market they looked more like actual artwork and they took up space within your living room, although they had no every day practical use other than a source of entertainment and amazement - much like a sculpture. As the industrialization of tv's increased the quality dramatically decreased and they became something that everyone had in their homes no matter their social status. This is the part of the article that caught my attention the most. That part and the beginning portion of the article that discusses the difference between the world engulfed in the tv set and the world presented by the movie theater screen. One being in the palm of your hands and being in the center of your home's functionality while the other is a far away place that is impossible to take into your own hands. It requires a different relationship between viewer and product and thus creates a different world between its story's worlds and the reality that we currently reside in.