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Novels are digital art too « Alex McLean
october 2011 by infovore
"A great deal of what is called `digital art’ is not digital art at all, and it seems many digital artists seem ashamed of the digital. In digital installation art, the screen and keyboard are literally hidden in a box somewhere, as if words were a point of shame. The digital source code behind the work is not shown, and all digital output is only viewable by the artist or a technician for debugging purposes. The experience of the actual work is often entirely analog, the participant moves an arm, and observes an analog movement in response, in sight, sound or motor control. They may choose to make jerky, discontinuous movements, and get a discontinuous movement in response, but this is far from the complexity of digital language. This kind of installation forms a hall of mirrors. You move your arm around and look for how your movement has been contorted."
art
literature
novels
digital
culture
october 2011 by infovore
The History of Science Fiction
march 2011 by infovore
This large image (4400×2364 pixels) is completely marvellous: a genuine history, reaching back into trends from the dawn of literature, and with a healthy chunk of 19th century gothic/mystery in there. Makes me very happy, especially in terms of fond memories of books I've enjoyed.
art
books
sciencefiction
scifi
literature
history
diagram
march 2011 by infovore
Contrariwise: Literary Tattoos
march 2009 by infovore
"Tattoos from books, poetry, music, and other sources." As with all tattoos: some are misspelt, some are a bit blah, some are beautiful.
writing
art
tattoo
books
literature
bodyart
poetry
quotations
tattoos
march 2009 by infovore
booktwo.org Notebook » Under the brown fog of a winter dawn
september 2007 by infovore
"Literature is inescapably intertwined with our everyday environment. By making this visible, we can encourage and spread it, and send it in new and exciting directions."
writing
literature
gps
location
locative
art
culture
september 2007 by infovore
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