"Public Consultation"

Where: Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France

What: An exhibit within the Traversées Exposition

Who: The artist Melik Ohanian with assistance from computer scientist Bill Clancey, coordinated by the curator Hans-Ulrich Obrist

When: November 2001

Why #1: A collaboration between an artist and a scientist, to create a place for provocatively relating the intellect and visual imagination.

Why #2: A place for the public to consult with a scientist about the nature of Mars and why we are going there. Sitting inside the Mars room, we are surrounded by the reality of the place that fills our imagination.

Why #3: A recorded conversation in two languages with simultaneous translation, reenacted on tape. Subsequently, during the months of the exposition, the recorded images and voices fill the room with our questions and aspirations.

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