Encouraging Reflection Processes in Participatory Artworks

Abstract

Art, in most cases, resembles characteristics of reality. The audience of artworks is presented a work that facilitates or requires reflection in order to reference reality. Participatory artworks have a specific design and specific characteristics that give the audience an semi-active role. It will be discussed how reflection by the participant on the implicit narrative is encourages through the design of the participatory artworks God’s Browser (2010), Exploded View (2011), Sandbox (2010) and SMSlingshot (2010).