Digital Love: Amber Johnston
January 2015Digital LoveA new video installation by Amber Johnstonon view January 9 - January 31, 2015Opens First Friday, January 9 from 6-10pm
Amber Johnston and PRACTICE invite you to look deeply into the eyes of a digital projection. How long have you gone without looking into someone’s eyes? Imagine being able to look deeply into the eyes of another human being for as long as you want without it getting weird or creepy for either of you.Can it be true that love and connection have become harder to obtain with the use of new communication technologies? Humans look down at their phones when walking down the street, on the subway, in their cars, even at dinner while seated across from another human. It is possible for a person to go an entire day without looking into the eyes of someone else.A new installation by Amber Johnston will explore this phenomenon while also prescribing a possible cure.Though PRACTICE believes a full sensory experience is best experienced at the source, this project can be accessed from the comfort of your own home or on your portable internet device at www.digitalloveproject.com Sean Stoops, Director of Animated Architecture, provided technical assistance for Digital Love.--About the Artist:Amber Johnston grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and now lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received her BFA in ceramics at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and her MFA in Photography at Rochester Institute of Technology. She currently teaches photography at Fleisher Art Memorial and ceramics at the outreach program, The Claymobile. She also freelances her photography and design. Her artwork has been shown both nationally and internationally. She has spent the past few years studying psychology and the human condition; she is interested in how all of our lives are shaped by our families, childhoods, unique cultures and the spaces we inhabit.--Digital LoveOpens First Friday, January 9 from 6-10pmThe exhibition will be on view through Saturday, January 31PRACTICEOur gallery practice seeks to support artist practices that focus on performance, participation and experimentation.PRACTICE is open to the public on First Fridays and on Saturdays from 2-6pm. If you would like to drop by some other time please email info@practicegallery.org for an appointment/with questions. Visit PRACTICE online at http://practicegallery.org