HIAFF
Desktop Is >>
Alexei Shulgin

Gallery of identity revealed through desktops.
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||| HIAFF 3.0 | university of colorado | department of art and art history | digital arts area | in conjunction with alt-x | atlas | blurr
[Intro] Desktops are a reflection of their creators; even a novice computer user shapes the appearance of his or her desktop. In some ways, desktops are similar to living spaces: they can be arranged, rearranged, kept clean, messy, beautifully adorned or sterile, heavily manipulated by the user, or left up to the design aesthetic of Bill Gates. This work presents a number of screens that were created specifically for this project, and others are snapshots of working desktops that have been sent in. This site calls attention to the role of desktops as they relate to their users' identities.