A Relational (Re)Turn: Revisit Interactive Art through Interaction and Aesthetics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00878v1
• Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:46:28 GMT
• Title: A Relational (Re)Turn: Revisit Interactive Art through Interaction and Aesthetics
• Authors: Aven-Le Zhou,
• Abstract summary: The paper revisits the concept of interaction in interactive art, tracing its evolution from sociocultural origins to its narrowing within human-computer paradigms.<n>It proposes reclaiming relational interaction as intersubjective and technologically mediated Aesthetics.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: This paper revisits the concept of interaction in interactive art, tracing its evolution from sociocultural origins to its narrowing within human-computer paradigms. It critiques this reduction and proposes a relational (re)turn through reclaiming interaction as intersubjective and relational. Through a synthesis of aesthetic theories and case studies from Ars Electronica, the paper introduces Techno Relational Aesthetics, a new conceptual lens that emphasizes technologically mediated relationality. This approach expands interactive art beyond audience-artwork interaction and opens the possibility to broader relational practices.

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