The Recollector is a 3D collage, created in the computer. Jasper de Beijer has used video game technology to create a virtual environment which is somewhere between a museum, a theatre and a photo archive. The visitor can freely walk around in it like in a physical space.
(via TRIANGULATION BLOG)
‘American Pixels’ series is a pixel experiment created by Jörg M. Colberg in (2009 – 2010).
‘Image formats like jpeg (or gif) use compression algorithms to save space, while trying to retain a large fraction of the original information. A computer that creates a jpeg does not know anything about the contents of the image: It does what it is told, in a uniform manner across the image.’
(via TRIANGULATION BLOG)
Lara Warman and Kellyn Loehr made this amazing Browser Sequencer:
Hypertext Remix is a browser-sequencer created by Lara Warman and Kellyn Loehr. The system generates systems sounds when the browser hits the edge of the screen. The speed of each box is set by the scroll bar and the sounds that are generated are all from the OS.
(via Nerdcore)
This article was written by Douglas Adams in 1999, and it still stands as one of the best things written on the subject. Required reading. A couple of quotes:
“So people complain that there’s a lot of rubbish online, or that it’s dominated by Americans, or that you can’t necessarily trust what you read on the web. Imagine trying to apply any of those criticisms to what you hear on the telephone. Of course you can’t ...
Personal Internet Cache Archive is a project by Evan Roth:
“Internet cache: “a mechanism for the temporary storage of web documents” (Wikipedia)
An ongoing study of archived images collected passively through my everyday Internet usage. Internet cache is visualized using off the shelf screen saver and image viewing software to produce archival prints and videos. Each print is a unique archive of cached images from a specific date.”
ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI VENEZIA, NTA hosts
THE 2nd INTERNET PAVILION FOR THE VENICE BIENNALE 2011 and BYOB VENICE
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011, 7PM -12 AM
Island of San Servolo, Venice, Italy
THE INTERNET PAVILION, initiated by Miltos Manetas, presents BYOB an exhibition series created by Rafaël
Rozendaal
Confirmed Artists, May 2011: Agnes Bolt, Alterazioni Video, Andreas Angelidakis, Angelo Plessas, Anna Franceschini, Billy Rennekamp, Britta Thie, Claudia Rossini, Cristian Bugatti, Eilis McDonald, Elisa Giardina Papa, Giallo Concialdi, Giona ...
The Cosby Sweater Project: drawing the patterns of the sweaters of The Cosby Show. Nonsense but extremely inspiring :-)
(Via Laughing Squid)
Yung Jake singing about datamoshing and making animated gifs…
“you think it’s connection you think it’s your bandwidth
but its me. i’ll steal your bitch like a bandit
see me on YouTube. fucking with video
find me on world star. find me on Vimeo
im not on PhotoBooth. that shit’s different
cuz dey told me to step out of the frame but i didnt”
[via kottke]
“META Assassins, a tournament-based assassination game, makes use of a downloadable plugin to detect browser activity and, in turn, triggers shootouts when your assigned ‘target’ lands on the same page. This concept game also features real jobs, like Streetview Surveillance and Dead Drops, where real drops are placed in your city for a fellow player to retrieve in exchange for game cash.”
(via Lost At E Minor: For creative people)
In una doppia esposizione allestita tra Roma e Pescara, Luigi Pagliarini, Valentina Tanni, Valentina Bernabei, presentano la prima edizione di MicroReel
Una residenza per artisti e una mostra composta di cinque installazioni site-specific. Parte il 9 maggio il progetto “Senso Orario”, nato per volontà del Comune di Voltaggio (AL) in occasione dei festeggiamenti per il bicentenario della nascita di Maria Brignole Sale De Ferrari, Duchessa di Galliera…
Dove: Voltaggio (AL)
Quando: Residenza 9/12 maggio; Convegno 1 luglio; Inaugurazione installazioni 2 luglio
Artisti: Bianco-Valente, Mariagrazia Pontorno, Roberto Pugliese, Tamara Repetto, Marcella Vanzo
A cura di: Valentina Tanni
Promotori: Comune di Voltaggio, Fondazione Pio Istituto ...
Tales from the Internet
[2011 - ongoing] website
Ideazione, Web, Redazione
www.talesfromtheinternet.com
