EULA Screen

Name Sam Link & Tim Karoleff
Class MFA 2020, MFA 2020
Materials Acrylic
Dimensions

34 x 16 x 72 in / 864 x 406 x 1829 mm

The result of a series of experiments exploring the optical possibilities of acrylic, EULA is an acrylic screen that is inarguably clear even though it obfuscates the information it conveys from one side to the other. Drawing conceptual inspiration from End-User License Agreements (EULA) which are legal contracts that outline the conditions under which the intellectual property of a Licensor can be used by a Licensee, EULA underscores the ideological plasticity of the utopia/dystopia dichotomy. Employing the illusory qualities of lenticular screens, EULA suggests that the pursuit of utopia is fraught with differences in perspective that render it favorable to a few at the expense of many.

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