Heroes and Villains


unique edition
interactive online / video installation
2002 commissioned by the Art Association, Jackson Hole WY

Heroes and Villains is an online poll, similar to popular sites such as CNN or Yahoo, that exists in a gallery space and existed (past tense) in the public realm at heroesandvillains.tv.

The viewer is given a simple option of choosing 'Hero' or 'Villain' for popular political figures, corporations, objects, and people in the media.
Viewers are also given the option of commenting on the subject via the website, these comments are saved in a database.
Users online can also upload their own Heroes and Villains into a custom built online framework.

Subjects voted on included John Walker Lindh, George W. Bush, The Pope, Mickey Mouse, McDonald's Inc. among others.


*programming - Sean Rooney