Eerie me is an interactive sculpture representing a strange creature that embodies the symbiosis of memories and imagination of a Furby and the artist herself. The interaction between the spectator and the sculpture activates the creature in a synergistic relationship. Happy and traumatic memories create a memento that spectators can relate to.
At its time of commercialization, the interactive toy “Furby” was original and technologically advanced and fascinating not only for kids but became a cultural artifact which is still recognizable today. The artist explores personal ways to hack the toy and expand its identity by including parts of her body and personality in a hybrid creation and transcending her life into a new existence.
Barbara Jazbec is an intermedia artist from Trbovlje, Slovenia. She completed a bachelor's degree in Media and Arts from Tampere University of Applied Sciences in Finland. Currently, she is in the MA program Interface Cultures in Linz, Austria. Her background is mainly working with 360-degree video and video installations. Her latest research interests are mostly focused on interactive installations. In her work she merges odd personal experiences with a sci-fi futurism and a tinge of humour. She finds beauty in strange and odd things. Barbara organizes and leads different experimental video workshops and is the curator of the international video festival DigitalBigScreen 360° in Trbovlje, Slovenia, which is running at the same time as Speculum Artium.
Interface Cultures Exhibition - Ars Electronica Festival 2021
