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Olia Lialina, 'Summer' (2013) Animated GIF

• smpetrey 8y ago
  The Current Museum put together a really wonderful write-up regarding Olia's work. [1] An excerpt: In Summer (2013), a GIF of a woman swinging back and forth from the viewer’s browser bar, Lialina devises a clever way to mimic earlier, slower web experiences on a more modern connection. The 18 frames of the GIF are hosted across 26 different sites, making them vulnerable to the whims of load times, site bugs, and outdated code. Michael Connor writes, “It reminds us that each time we view the work, we will experience it in a slightly different way, reflecting the shifting conditions of the network and our position within it.” [1] https://d.rip/thecurrent/posts/RHJvcFBvc3QtMjQ3OQ== https://d.rip/thecurrent/posts/RHJvcFBvc3QtMjQ3OQ==
  • schoen 8y ago
    See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olia_Lialina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olia_Lialina (I really liked her "Turing Complete User").
    • smpetrey 8y ago
      Holy shit. Gonna bookmark this for later, and study up on this one. Thanks for sharing. For those interested: http://contemporary-home-computing.org/turing-complete-user/ http://contemporary-home-computing.org/turing-complete-user/