萊特兄弟
Mixed media/173 x 403 x 56 cm/1995
複合媒材/173 x 403 x 56 cm/1995



The collection of television monitors is spawned into the form of an airplane through expressive metamorphosis, and for further accuracy, into the form of the first aircraft invented by the Wright brothers. His virtuoso in technological enthusiasm possibly parallels the Wright brothers’ fervency in the belief that a man could fly. These two pioneers of “technology” both acquired an understanding of the systematic mode of activities and limits of logic that spurred their creative enthusiasm. Through the playful liberty in compartmentalizing the norm’s recognition of a television as a solitary box, Paik’s literal action in “thinking outside the box” has constructed his unique niche for utilizing new media technology as a tool for displaying a synthesis of the imaginary, reality and absurdity.