Paul Landon
This thesis interprets the work of five contemporary artists who combine technologically reproduced sound with visual elements in their production. Installations by Joseph Beuys, Stan Douglas, Joey Morgan, Bill Viola and Michèle Waquant are analyzed. The relationship between art and technology is discussed in the context of the historical avant-garde's attempts to popularize art through technology in the beginning of the twentieth century. Arguments are made to suggest that the multi-media nature of technological art allows its viewers to experience it sensorially. A hypothesis is made stating that this experience is similar to the pre-technological experience of art posited by Walter Benjamin.