Duchamp’s eagerness for interactivity is seen in his ludic interactions with the spectator, questioning form and content, and consequently meaning, extended beyond visual arts into language. Throughout his career, Duchamp’s use of signs was…[^8]: The term semiotic dance was proposed in an informal conversation by Jeanette Bopry, editor of Cybernetics and Human Knowing journal (Jacques 2018).
[^9]: This understanding will later be crucial on the analysis of the elements in int…
Ferdinand de Saussure
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Saussure appears here primarily through his influence on how signs and meaning-making function in interactive art systems, particularly in the analysis of Duchamp's work. The excerpts invoke semiotic frameworks (the study of signs) that Saussure foundationally developed, enabling the course's analysis of how meaning becomes unstable and negotiable when spectators interact with artworks rather than passively receive them. His sign theory becomes crucial for understanding how cybernetic systems and interactive environments generate meaning through the relationship between form, content, and the observer—moving semiotics from static language into dynamic, performative contexts.
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