The Interactive Mona Lisa
You’re in Paris, waiting in a long queue
at the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa.
You’ve seen copies of the famous painting
thousands of times but you’re now about to
see her on canvas for real.
Wow, it’s hot in here…
Your phone beeps and you’re alerted
to breaking headlines.
The painting you’re queuing to see is a fake –
the real Mona Lisa was switched out and
what hangs on the wall is an interactive
digital fake.
Well, no problem, you love interactive stories, right?
Everyone else’s phone is now beeping.
Suddenly, the queue in front of you vanishes
and you can walk right up to the painting.
Everyone else has gone, it’s just you and Mona
in the room. Even if she is a fake, what does it matter?
The brilliant thing about this digital art switcheroo is you can hang out with Mona all day…
Photo Credits:
Louvre Exterior – by Benh LIEU SONG
Visitors viewing Mona Lisa – by Thomas Ricker
Mona Lisa installation – by Akifukami