ReactionTime group challenges the perception of time, stimulation & response by using craft and digital tools in real-time
Photo by Dor Kedmi, Courtesy of Jerusalem Design Week
ReactionTime Cooperative is led by a ceramic artist, a sound artist, a code artist, and two creative curators. We explore social interactions using cross-disciplinary tools in a non-linear and rhizomatic process, based on short reaction times. During the process, one-time dynamic installations are created in an attempt to "capture" time, distort, stop, and document the moment.
Our day-to-day reality is changing at an accelerated pace, we must respond fast and effectively to hold on, survive, and thrive.
Are we up for it?
The last few years have pushed us to react quickly to changes imposed on us, and dramatically adjust the nature of our social interactions.
It seems that these changes are accelerating, and the ability to respond in active, creative ways is a skill we all need to train to keep up.
Out of this sense of urgency, our project was born. Our group is intrigued by the way tactile crafts resonate in the digital world and connect people everywhere, today more than ever. The shortened reaction times to social and technological changes drive us to find new ways to work within a fast-changing world, mediate it, and understand its future effects and the role we play in this process.
The term 'Reaction Time' refers to the time interval between stimulation and response. It is often attributed to instinctive physical systems, but our bodies also respond to digital spaces that occupy a central part of our lives, disrupting our perception of reality and challenging our reaction times.