Connor Gottfried - Artist
The Mushroom Kingdom (Fungus)
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Video game boxes are a portal into another dimension - a physical representation of the virtual world they contain. For this series, I want to imbue the boxes with the animism of the games themselves. To do this, the box *becomes* the game and, where lifeless screenshots were previously shown, now living virtual worlds appear, inviting the viewer to enter.
I also find it interesting that the physical boxes are *alive* in a sense. I had this original Super Mario Brothers box shipped from Japan so I could scan it in high resolution and, when it arrived, it smelled strongly of mold, indicating that the carboard itself is teeming with fungus. The Mushroom Kingdom is alive and well :)
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43"x28"x6"
Aluminum composite paneling, acrylic, drawer sliders, 8" IPS panel, Raspberry Pi, Famicom Emulator, Super Mario Bros ROM, controller
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#Nintendo #Famicom #SuperMarioBros #NES #1983 #cheats #8bit #playableart #vintagegames #contempoaryart #playableart
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