real time art show 2012

we did another installation of the real time art show at 2012's FIGMENT boston on july 28th and 29th in the greenway in boston. there was lots of amazing interactive art and friendly people around. a total blast and we were so psyched to be a part of it!

• greg harris - you can find his photos on his own site here.
• jay hagenbuch
• e derek smith
• chris harris
• frank germano - see his work on his site here.
• jenna marcus
• maryan and mara met up with us there and shared pictures from their cameras in the project too

images from 2012

here are the pictures from this year's FIGMENT boston. we printed them in real time at the event to share with everyone. thanks to everyone for being there.

about the project

we created a real time art show for figment boston in 2011 and now in 2012 on the rose kennedy greenway in the heart of boston.

the real time art show was an experiment in social photography. our goal was to create a gallery that was created in actual time, and altered over the course of the event. the project asked figment participants to contribute to the gallery in various ways: as photographers, subjects of photography, and curators of photographs.

during figment, our team roamed around, taking photographs of people, art, exhibitions, clouds, pets, anything and everything that we saw. as the photographs were taken, our team printed and displayed the pictures in our "gallery." as more photographs were taken, more were added.

participants were invited to not just view the displayed art but to interact with the photographers and photos, blurring the line between the artists and the subjects. and if they liked a particular photo, they were welcome to take it home with them.

as photographers ourselves, we believe that pictures are collaborations. pictures are not created by the one pressing the shutter button. photographs require a subject to create an image. photographs require an audience to respond. it is the intersection of these corresponding participants that make art. and figment was the perfect place for this.

images from 2011

click on the images below to view our album or video from the 2 days at FIGMENT 2011.

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