Smarter, Faster, Higher

“Smarter/Faster/Higher” symbolizes mankind’s evolution, particularly as it relates to our use of technology. It asks the question, ‘As technology increases our mental capacity, does it make us “better”?’ ‘Will our relationship to nature change as technology changes us? The installation consists of full-scale woven wire human figures that move across the space of a gallery. Crawling from a group of wire trees on one side, they slowly begin to walk, then run, then stretch to ascend the opposite wall.

"A Tool Is A Mirror" is a curated group show that will accompany "Smarter/Faster/Higher" at the Danforth Museum in April 2011. Both shows will be part of the Boston Cyberfest.
The jumping off point for the show is the statement "Every keyboard implies a hand and every screen an eye”.

"Smarter, Faster, Higher" is conceived and woven by Elizabeth Keithline and sculpted in collaboration with Jeff Keithline.

All photographs - Peter Goldberg