Thursday, February 13, 2014

Electronic Art: Artificial Nature



"Artificial Nature" is a self-sustaining digital ecosystem, complete with virtual organisms that consume, grow, metabolize, reproduce and respond to stimuli within their environment.

"The relational potential of digital art is further exemplified in the collaborative environmental projections of 3-D sculptor, Haru Ji, and composer, Graham Wakefield. Together, they have created the immersive installation, Artificial Nature: Fluid Space, populated by vibrant, interactive organisms. Artificial Nature is not a recorded medium like video. Instead, it is a programmed, self-sustaining, digital ecosystem with organisms that consume, grow, metabolize, reproduce and respond to activities within a dark expansive environment. Nor is Artificial Nature entirely self-contained; the organisms are also programmed to respond, as though caught in the currents of wind or water, to the movement of viewers. The reactions and sounds of the brightly colored organisms to these movements instill in the viewers a child-like curiosity, encouraging them to personally interact with the fluid environment. Furthermore, Artificial Nature brings to mind Artificial Intelligence (AI) except, rather than simulating intelligence, Ji and Graham create an entirely new realm with its own logic, life forms and relational dynamics."





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