Average Shoveler  2004-05 (Rhizome.org at The New Museum commission)

Inspired by the graphics of Leisure-Suit-Larry (1987), AVERAGE SHOVELER is an online game challenging the boundaries between photo, paintings, game and short movie. It's snowing, and you have to keep your way cleaned. Each flake of snow contains an image taken live from news/politics/sport/ web channels: you have to shovel pumping news from your head saving your life from a news overload. AS includes two prestigious collaborations: famous composer Gabriel Yared ("Cold Mountain") wrote great music, while Siri Kuptamethee's "Indigo People" created outfits for the character of the videogame. PLEASE NOTE: FlashPlayer7 required. It is recommended to shut down any other application and to turn speakers on. More -- Press Kit

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eight windows framed print, 2005 (AP) - 25 x 110 x 4 cm / 43" x 10" x 1,5" This is a piece made playing a game with AVERAGE SHOVELER net art game. The game has been played on April 8th, 2005, the date of the Pope Giovanni Paolo II's funerals.