The Moti/on Exhibit at Flashpoint

This exhibit, while in some instances (most notably Phenomenal Separation by Mark Brown) spoke to underlying themes of culture and multimedia in my opinion was more of a showcase of the "Uh, that's cool." or of the promise of information technology to instruct (5 Steps by Niels v.d. Heijden) or to make life easier (Remote Control by Jorn van Dijk, et al.)

Unfortunately, I am finding that a majority of multimedia art to which I have been exposed suffers from this same afflication: either simply being novel and clever, or only a presentation of new technology. While I find the solutions created by the MICA students to be innovative and in all cases ingenious, I have to admit that I continue to miss the point.