Andrea just turned 15 at the time the video was made.- 2005.
An intimate portrait of her life, her sexuality and her personal relationship with her ‘virtual’ friends. My niece.

Online space is further considered by Dam Marti’s video portrait of a teenager filmed in Barcelona in 2004, titled Andrea greeted with a pubescent smile (2008).Refreshingly candid and honest, this work provides a remarkable documentary insight into the way in which the internet has become integral to many adolescent’spathway toward social and sexual maturity. Andrea explains the tangible sense of intimacy and community she gains from chat rooms other web- based social media, though remains philosophical about the place of online technologies, asserting that they provide no substitute for, or short cut to, meaningful real-world relationships. Herenthusiasm for technology is balanced by examples of the occasional betrayal of trust from users that misrepresent their age in order to appeal to younger people,however it appears that this kind of experience  has fortunately served to sharpen her general insights into the full spectrum of human nature, making her wary and Usewhile still maintaining her youthful zeal for life.
Peter McKay, ‘Vocal Thoughts’ catalogue essay, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia (CACSA), Adelaide, September 2010

Exhibited:

• IDENTIDADES: Arte y sexos, Sala Astragal, Gijon, Spain, 2008
• Vocal Thoughts, CACSA, Contemporary Art Center in SA, Adelaide  2009
• TOUCH; The portraiture of Dani Marti, Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia 2011