Physical and Virtual Space

"The interface man/ machine replaces the facades of buildings anmd the surface of ground on which they stand."- Virilio

No longer does a physical boundary significantly define space. More important in the threshold of entering a new country is security rituals. Crossing the boarder signifies getting through customs without being searched for hours on end.

In our society, space is both virtual and physical where both types are of equal relevance. My two dimensional computer screen becomes a three dimensional realm which occupies space. While I was working on my technology project with my partner, my partner pointed beside the lap top screen- referring to a page of the project, located before the page of the project on the screen. The project "page" off the screen existed to us, and although invisible, occupied a virtual space. I thought to myself: the computer screen is an interface, a door, as Virilio calls it, which connects me to an actually virtual reality. I confuse, or rather consider, this virtual reality a physical reality. In this case, two things can occupy the same space at once. An object or idea can physically occupy space, and another, maybe numerous objects or ideas can virtually occupy the same space simultaneously. Although this is an abstract concept, it is in fact the way we already consider our environment.