可联网设备的屏幕是我们进入互联网这一人造宇宙的唯一入口。从最简单的工作到认知世界的方式，一切都发生了改变。这些设备将我们带离现实世界，解答我们问题，不分昼夜地伴随在我们身边。我们看着它们，触摸它们，和它们说话，关系亲密无间。

The screens of the connectible devices we use are the only way we can have access to this parallel man-made universe, the Internet. Our lives have changed, from the simplest task to the way we perceive the world around us. Those devices guide us trough the real world, they answer our questions, they advice us and keep us company day and night. We look at them, touch them and talk to them in almost an intimate way.

▼纪念日晚餐 Anniversary Dinner ©Maria Mavropoulou

了解上述事实让设计师从另一个角度看待这些设备。在这一系列作品中，设计师为设备们创作了一套家族肖像，将人与设备的主客立场颠倒了过来。在每天的生活场景中，这些发着光的屏幕如同反转的黑洞，提供无尽的可能性，让人们能够在任何时间获取信息、享受娱乐、联络人情等等，打断了现实世界的物理纽带。

Acknowledging these facts made me look at these devices from a different perspective. In this series I create family portraits of devices, reversing the subject/object relation. In this casual scenery of our everyday life, our comfort zones this multitude of glowing immersive gates, like an opposite of black holes, promise limitless possibilities. Information, entertainment, human connection and much more, are available anywhere and anytime, breaking the physical bond with the reality that surrounds us.

▼与朋友共度夜晚 Evening with Friends ©Maria Mavropoulou

▼叔叔来访 Uncle’s Visit ©Maria Mavropoulou

交流从未变得如此容易。人们需要一直和他人保持联系，社交网络和无数应用程序满足了这一需求，但是否也可能适得其反？

Never before had communication been so easy. Social networks and countless applications are created to serve our constant need for human connection but is there any chance that we have achieved the opposite?

▼聚会 The Gathering ©Maria Mavropoulou