{"id":14216,"date":"2020-12-01T15:52:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T14:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/?post_type=artists_ui&p=14216"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:45:44","slug":"hershman-interactivity","status":"publish","type":"artists_ui","link":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/hershman-leeson-lynn\/hershman-interactivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Interactivity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hershman Leeson is a pioneer of interactive art, having developed site-specific installations and narrative artworks that responded to the presence or the input of viewers. Lorna<\/em> (1984) was the first artwork to use laserdisc technology, followed by Deep Contact<\/em> (1984). Both installations invite the viewer to interact with a fictional woman, either by exploring her world through a pre-recorded narrative or touching her body on a touchscreen. Later, Room of One\u2019s Own<\/em> (1993) would introduce the concept of surveillance in a piece that tracks the viewer\u2019s eye, while America\u2019s Finest <\/em>(1990-94) put the spectator in the center of his or her own act of aggression.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]More works<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shadow Stalker (2019-2021)<\/a>
\nVertighost (2017)<\/a>
\nThe Infinity Engine (2014)<\/a>
\nArtificial Intelligence (1998-2004)<\/a>
\nNet works (1996-2012)<\/a>
\nFilms (1984-2017)<\/a>
\nPhotography (1984-2004)<\/a>
\nInteractivity (1984-1994)
\nRoberta Breitmore (1973-1978)<\/a>
\nEarly work (1967-68)<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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