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Valie Export «Touching»
Valie Export, «Touching», 1970
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 Valie Export
«Touching»

The inverted perspective is readable in two ways: two feet, taped from an extremely low angle, incessantly step on the inside of the screen, and literally walk all over the medium. On the other hand, the positioning of the monitors on the floor challenges the viewers to stretch out on the floor and seek with their own feet physical contact with their electronic counterpart.