Emotions Invented by the Internet

Written By Tesha Malott

Anna Madeleine & Jessica Herrington
Emotions Invented by the Internet
15 August - 22 September, 2018

Close up image of someone holding a phone. The background is blurred with blue, purple and red lights. The phone displays an image of a blue polygonal 3D model.

Jessica Herrington, Hidden Spaces, augmented reality app, 2018. Photography by Zan Wimberley.

Artist Statement

Emotions Invented by the Internet by Jessica Herrington and Anna Madeleine is an exhibition of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) artworks exploring emotional states instigated by new technologies. The feeling of helplessly watching a slow download; the feeling of trying to make two devices find each other through Bluetooth; or the feeling of finding that perfect GIF – these emotions range from the tranquil to exhilarating, funny to frustrating. Through 360 degree animations and dream-like digital relics, this exhibition presents a simulation and a remedy for future mental states, in a meditative response to living with new technology.

Installation view. 3 neon light installations of abstract shapes in blue, red and purple with black wires. Plinth with ipad. Pot plant, wood stump and boulder on the floor.

Jessica Herrington and Anna Madeleine, Emotions Invented by the Internet, installation view, 2018. Photography by Zan Wimberley.

Installation of brown and red maple leaves scattered on a plinth, seen through the lens of a person holding an iphone.

Jessica Herrington, Hidden Spaces, augmented reality app, 2018. Photography by Zan Wimberley.

Photograph of a hand from off screen, reaching out and touching an iPad on a plinth. The iPad displays white 3D shapes and text on a photo of a leaf. The gallery is lit with pink lighting.

Jessica Herrington and Anna Madeleine, (detail), Emotions Invented by the Internet, installation view, 2018. Photography by Zan Wimberley.

7 Neon lights of small abstract lines in colours red, blue, pink and green. They are in 3 groups, connected by black wires. The gallery space is dim, lit by the coloured lights.

Jessica Herrington, Bends and Loops, Neon light installation, dimensions variable 2018. Photography by Zan Wimberley.

Close up of a phone screen, showing an altered image of the pot plant in front of it. Small 3D models of the blue tooth symbol float around the plant, with a logo and text reading: "Vuforia" in the bottom left corner.

Anna Madeleine & Jessica Herrington, Emotions Invented by the Internet Twitter Bot, 2018.

Installation view. Left to right. Small screen and wire on white wall. Pot plants, log stumps and scattered leaves on the floor in front of pink walls. iPad on plinth. Coloured neon lights.

Anna Madeleine, Second Nature, augmented reality app, 2 artificial plants,, 2 pine logs, 3 rocks, autumn leaves, dimensions variable, 2018. Photography by Zan Wimberley.

Small black framed screen in the center of a white gallery wall, connected with a black wire at the top.

Anna Madeleine, Second Nature, augmented reality app, 2 artificial plants,, 2 pine logs, 3 rocks, autumn leaves, dimensions variable, 2018. Photography by Zan Wimberley.

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Tesha Malott
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