Friday, February 20, 2009

In Chapter 2, I really liked how playful the art became. For example, the work in Desktop Is was a unique way to reexamine the computer. It also gave the computer a new kind of symbolic meaning. In Rachel Baker’s piece, the folder entitled “Bakers Sexuality” was really thought provoking, as well as cheeky. I took much time to stop and think about what this could possibly mean. This folder is not hidden within the computer; it is displayed proudly on the desktop. It does fit into the other icons on the desktop as they are all connected. However, it would probably fit into the “digital slapstick” folder. It also makes me wonder what is in the “wastebasket,” especially when the other icons read “bureaucracy does not allow disorganized desktops.” Perhaps the artist is saying that she had to get rid of many icons to be able to keep the sexuality folder. I wonder what had to be sacrificed to keep sexuality. Perhaps Baker means to say that since men are more or less in charge in our society, women must hide most of what makes them female. Everything important is neatly organized into an unassuming file.

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