{"ID":2891823,"CreatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00878","arxiv_id":"2508.00878","title":"A Relational (Re)Turn: Revisit Interactive Art through Interaction and Aesthetics","abstract":"This paper revisits the concept of interaction in interactive art, tracing its evolution from sociocultural origins to its narrowing within human-computer paradigms. It critiques this reduction and proposes a relational (re)turn through reclaiming interaction as intersubjective and relational. Through a synthesis of aesthetic theories and case studies from Ars Electronica, the paper introduces Techno Relational Aesthetics, a new conceptual lens that emphasizes technologically mediated relationality. This approach expands interactive art beyond audience-artwork interaction and opens the possibility to broader relational practices.","short_abstract":"This paper revisits the concept of interaction in interactive art, tracing its evolution from sociocultural origins to its narrowing within human-computer paradigms. It critiques this reduction and proposes a relational (re)turn through reclaiming interaction as intersubjective and relational. Through a synthesis of ae...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00878","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.00878v1","authors":"[\"Aven-Le Zhou\"]","published":"2025-07-22T13:46:28Z","proceeding":"cs.CY","tasks":"[\"cs.CY\"]","methods":"[]","has_code":false}