The Art of Conversation (Digital) is an interactive artwork that engages the general public in creative conversations. On scanning the artwork (with a free app on an iPhone or iPad), a QUESTION appears. Participants type an ANSWER, to which they receive a RESPONSE. Answers are automatically fed into the back end of the app and become part of the work. The interface continually generates questions engaging participants in ongoing conversations.
Conversation starters come from tbC’s studio dialogue, social interactions and group art projects and are centred around how a collaborative arts practice supports young artists. The Art of Conversation (Digital) is inspired by tbC’s Random Methodologies project, Chalk Talk practice and the work of seventeen-year-olds Kate ten Buuren and Charisse Walton.
The Art of Conversation (Digital) was exhibited at fortyfivedownstairs gallery in Flinders Lane, Melbourne, in 2017. It was selected for the 2017 Melbourne and Sydney Fringe Festivals. It was part of The International Stencil Art Prize and features in the Prize’s 10th Anniversary Book, published in 2020. An earlier iteration using QR code technology was selected for the 2013 (e)merge Art Award in Washington DC.
Download tbC’s The Art of Conversation app from the App Store and try it out!