How does technology mediate the artistic experience?

On the whole, I believe that technology impacts art in a relatively ambiguous way. I don’t mean to say that it has no impact whatsoever, but that it has an impact similar to the impact of any other medium. When we draw, we are limited by our materials, such as newsprint and charcoal. It’s hard to capture color, for example, if you only have black charcoal. In the same way, technology places limitations on the experience of making art. Taking photographs, we are limited by our cameras and lenses. It’s very challenging to capture the full scope of what the eye can see with a camera. Obviously, all forms of media has limitations.
Those limitations are the less important part of art though; what matters is what you can do, not what you cannot do, with a certain medium. In this area, technology has some unique impact. I believe that in this project, technology gave me greater flexibility. I’m able to take two-hundred photos a lot faster than I can draw two-hundred scenes, and even though all two-hundred photos don’t come out well, I’m given a lot of choice in how to present my experience. That choice ties in with the choices technology allows you to make after the fact, including editing and enhancing photography. I think the flexibility of these post-capture changes is one of technology’s strong points. Then, of course, we are able to post and share art with whoever we want, anywhere, instantly.