Extra Credit: Beoming Robot

Paik's work includes pieces that, for the most part, involves humanities connection with technology. This is evident in pieces like the "T.V. Chair" which was present in the exhibition. This piece involves a chair in which the subject (a human) sits on. There is a video camera above the chair and a television underneath the seat which displays what the camera records. In order to see one self, one must get up from the chair in order to see the television but by doing so you destroy the piece of art because you, the subject, are removing your self from the display. This could be Paik's way of saying that most people, especially during the time the piece was made, were unaware of their connection with technology. Another piece was a huge Buddah statue siting on the ground. A television sat a few feet away and a camera sat on top of the television recording the Buddah's face which was on display in the television. This, like the "T.V. Chair" could once again be Paik's way of referring to the way society is changing. People are not conscious of the way technology is affecting their life. The real Buddah was conscious of many things so perhaps it could be that t.v. or technology in general is a reflection of human society. Paik's work embodies natural objects (the human body) with those of technology (t.v.) He is pretty much making a statement of man kinds life under technology.