ABSTRACT
Mobile media art has relationships with, and genealogies within, other forms of media art—such as video art, electronic poetry and literature, internet art, sound art, film, performance art, game design, and locative media art. It emerges fundamentally from the use of different mobile media as interfaces for artmaking. Mobile media art uses the vehicles of the “mobile” and “media” to frame art practice and intervention. Mobile media has also influenced art to shift away from the traditional gallery construct; instead, it incorporates a more dynamic participation within an everyday sociality brought about by digital connectivity. Mapping mobile media art reveals multiple contested histories, genealogies, and definitions. It is an interdisciplinary field shaped by different factors—cultures, societies, technologies, and practices to name a few. Mobile media highlights this idea of diversity more than any other form of digital media because the smartphone is simultaneously co-existing and collaborative. The chapter also presents an overview on the key concepts discussed in this book.
