Blurring the boundaries between the tangible gallery and the transitory Internet, Net:Reality merges the ethereal notions of cyber space with the aesthetics of a physical exhibition. Seven leading UK artists engaged in Internet and New Media practice have been commissioned to create artworks that simultaneously exist virtually and physically.
Rather than having a 'theme' for the artworks, the common denominator is the media itself and the unifying connections between the web (Net) and the physical (Reality) elements of the compositions. The artists in Net:Reality have each interpreted and implemented the amorphous relationships between these distinct spaces to create an exhibition of artworks diverse in concepts and aesthetics - harnessing the Internet and the gallery environment to investigate subjects ranging from emerging technologies to social science.
