The paper discusses the notion of interactivity in art and the relationship of artist/audience and artwork/participants. The discussion is based on non-electronic interactions, thus emphasing communication, collaboration, participation and inclusion between the originator, work and participants. In the spirit of interaction, I invited artists, art curators and art historians to contribute in writing on the subject. The outcome was successful, since a respectable panel of people namely: Virginia MacKenny, Storm Janse van Rensburg, Michael Lumb, Andries Botha, Prof. Colin Richards and Jurgen Schadeberg accepted my invitation. Thus transforming an academic essay into a conceptual art work that is interactive in its own right. The format of the essay takes you through the selected contributions, followed by my own interpretation of each piece,highlighting the vital aspects of interactive art.

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