Conference presentation
Darwin
Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth (Stillness) (John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University, 10/09/2007–23/09/2007)
2007
Abstract
The installation "Darwin" attempts to chart the real-time evolution of the ‘Darwinism’ meme. The work is generated from the activity of neo-Darwinist and Intelligent Design blogs. Computer software harvests semantic information gathered from these internet sites and then transforms this data into a virtual three-dimensional construction. Effectively spotlighting the traffic of these internet sites, Darwin is a graphic portrayal of real-time internet activity. Appropriating technologies designed for gaming software and internet data harvesting, Cypher has created a work that offers the viewer/participant a glimpse of the internet in action. From the foundation of a virtual still point of reference – the head of Charles Darwin - the activity seems to visibly grow as it interacts with the rendered portrait. The forms and patterns that result are snapshots in time of the mutating “memory-in-the-system” that was once Charles Darwin and Darwinism.
Details
- Title
- Darwin
- Authors/Creators
- M. A. Cypher - Murdoch University, Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems
- Conference
- Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth (Stillness) (John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University, 10/09/2007–23/09/2007)
- Identifiers
- 991005546764407891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems
- Resource Type
- Conference presentation
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