Elif Ozudogru

Background
Born in Istanbul, 1979. Went to school in Helsinki and Istanbul. Graduated from the MSU Fine Arts Academy, Graphic Design Department, 2001. Worked at WordSmith Advertising as an art director and arrived in Boston as a Fulbright scholar in 2002. Currently working towards finishing MFA.

My aim is to form a system that collects its content from the presence of the people that encounter it. Technology that is embedded around us represents the second nature that we can alter to extend our physical boundaries. I want this change to be achieved collectively. The beauty lies in the fact that we can alter this nature by even the simplest of actions that is detected by one single sensor.

Thesis direction
Built on the premise that physical proximity is a basic unit of social communication, this study seeks to examine the role of physical interaction in social communication. The study seeks to stimulate inquiry on this topic through facilitated experiences where algorithmic logic, system observation of user behavior, and dynamic role assignment are central elements made accessible to participants for contemplation and discussion. User perception and response to the overlay of information extrapolated from user actions and system rules is also central to this study.

My final exploration is about getting in between the interaction of a human being with a usual object. This interference is not in the form of an interruption but rather an amplification of the effect that is caused and transformed into other media. The resulting affection can cause an awareness around a certain issue without being descriptive.

Inspirational links
www.kiasma.fi
www.lume.fi
www.playresearch.com