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Limnings, which date
from the 16th century, are miniature portraits, often worn as
jewelry. Digital Limnings: Miniature Memories reinvents this
art form, using tiny wearable video screens to depict the jewel-like motion
of a dancer and the subtle interactions between family members. The scale of
the pieces beckons the viewer to approach quite closely. The interactive
portraits worn by a dog and its owner in Experiments in Digital
Limnings makes
use of this intimate viewing distance, responding to presence (the owner’s)
and voice (the dog’s).
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