Claudia Hart

PROVENANCE: Courtesy of the Artist

Nue Morte is a paper-porcelain hand-thrown platter on which one can view a naked sleeping
odalisque through a smart phone by using custom augmented-reality software. This sleeping figure
tosses and turns, apparently lying across one’s meal. Artificially intelligent insects crawl in endlessly
mutating patterns over both the illusory figure and your solid, “reality” food.
The technology behind the Nue Morte is a special augmented-reality app for droid tablets, designed
by the artist, created to accompany platter. Once launched, and the device camera is directed towards
the plate, the app recognizes a decorative pattern inscribed on the elegant bone china and displays a

custom-authored video projection that seems to be a part of your meal. This app is specifically
designed to work with the custom Nue Morte variant edition.