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Reblogged by technomancy@icosahedron.website ("tech? no! man, see..."):
a@pdx.social ("Anthony Sorace") wrote:
Attachments:
- The "sculpture" made from partially-melted CD jewel cases on a wooden table against a beige wall with two art gallery-style cards taped to the wall describing it, from both my and my partner's perspective. (remote)
- [An "art gallery" card for the "sculpture", black Helvetica text on a white background. It reads:
The Illusion of Persistence of Data in a Universe Ruled by Thermodynamics
CD jewel cases, baseboard heaters
Anthony Sorace (b. 1977)
In the world of Information Technology, we hear about “permanent” storage for data and perfect digital copies. This piece reminds us that, in the end, we are always dealing with physical, analog artifacts subject to universal physical decay.][7] ([remote][8])
- [An "art gallery" card describing the "sculpture", black text on a white background, from my partner's (more grounded) perspective. It reads:
Thank God We Didn’t Catch Fire
CD jewel cases, baseboard heaters
Emma (remainder of name and birth date blurred)
Jesus, we could’ve burned the whole house down. This could’ve been really bad. Wait, you want to keep this thing? You named it “The Illusion of Persistence…” …what? What the hell is wrong with your brain? Do you understand we could have burned the house down?][9] ([remote][10])