Deep Sadness

August 30, 2016 7:24 PM

Deep Sadness is an artwork.
posted by escabeche (22 comments total)

Ow.
posted by selfnoise at 7:31 PM on August 30, 2016 [1 favorite]

That was ok, I guess.
posted by bonobothegreat at 7:32 PM on August 30, 2016 [1 favorite]

Well it did make me feel sadder. So.
posted by oddman at 7:33 PM on August 30, 2016 [3 favorites]

IT'S AN ARTWORK THAT JUST SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF MY DOGS SO THANKS FOR THAT
posted by magstheaxe at 7:42 PM on August 30, 2016 [6 favorites]

Hmm. It doesn't seem to do anything for me, except sit there being yellow. Since dogs are not normally scared of yellow, I assume I'm missing something.
posted by Sing Or Swim at 7:45 PM on August 30, 2016

Not so much sadness as seizures.
posted by BlueHorse at 7:45 PM on August 30, 2016 [1 favorite]

...you click on it.
posted by bonobothegreat at 7:46 PM on August 30, 2016

Hey, it's got the soundtrack from one of those late 70's horror/thrillers!
posted by calamari kid at 7:51 PM on August 30, 2016 [3 favorites]

It's like a Pointy version of Bloom. That's sad.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 7:59 PM on August 30, 2016

The artist is Rafaël Rozendaal btw
posted by wreckingball at 7:59 PM on August 30, 2016 [2 favorites]

Ah, I love Rafaël Rozendaal! Previously, Previouslier, and Previousliest. I really love so much of his work, and I am so glad to see artists embracing this kind of interactive art. I recently caught this exhibit by a different artist at the MoMA, and it recalled to me the same frame of mind.
posted by Krazor at 8:19 PM on August 30, 2016 [1 favorite]

I like it. I suggest a big screen, a moderate volume, and patience in clicking until the note fades away into silence.
posted by mono blanco at 9:26 PM on August 30, 2016

The artist is Rafaël Rozendaal btw

Thank you! These are fascinating and inspiring.
posted by device55 at 9:27 PM on August 30, 2016

It didn't work the first time I navigated to it (no sounds, clicking did nada, just a field of purple) but the second time I think it functioned correctly. So if you're confused, reload?
posted by vegartanipla at 9:43 PM on August 30, 2016

That was fun!
posted by Lyme Drop at 10:18 PM on August 30, 2016

I seem to remember running up something like this in qbasic in about 1993 so my baby daughter could play with it by randomly bashing the keyboard of an old Amstrad. I wonder if it affected her development in any way.
posted by Segundus at 10:42 PM on August 30, 2016

Ugh - I just watched the Shining - so this freaked me out.
posted by helmutdog at 11:52 PM on August 30, 2016

Hrmmph. The shit that passes for "artwork' these days......
posted by Uncle Grumpy at 6:58 AM on August 31, 2016 [1 favorite]

No. Stop. I'm trying to escape. Help.
I is sad.
posted by Theta States at 7:37 AM on August 31, 2016

I don't get this postmodem art.
posted by njohnson23 at 8:22 AM on August 31, 2016 [1 favorite]

...you click on it.

No, you click on it.
posted by jammy at 9:58 AM on August 31, 2016 [5 favorites]

That actually made me incredibly happy. So so happy. thank you for posting!
posted by dawkins_7 at 1:13 PM on August 31, 2016