This is the first reading, an article called Rhizomatic Remediation: Adaptation in a Web-Based Art Praxis During Time(s) of Crises, by Noah Travis Phillips!
I was very interested by the “Anonymous 2020” that was cited a couple of times. I kept thinking they were actually quotes made by someone anonymous rather than from a specific article. After reading over the references, I saw that the article being cited was “Artists Have Bills, Bodies and Babies” and it is potentially by Camille Henrot. I felt that was interesting considering the title—an article that seems to be about humanization yet, the author seems to be disconnected in this way. It’s curious to me.
“For me, it is more interesting to see the things that arise, rather than trying to be overly determinant of aesthetics or content” (63). I connect with this notion by Phillips. I enjoy processing things in a very non-linear manner. My mind moves quickly and in a way I often don’t understand, so if I attempt to constrain it by requirements and time constraints / things similar to those, I am often frustrated by my final product.
This is the second reading, an article called What Is Post-Internet Art? Understanding the Revolutionary New Art Movement, by Ian Wallace.
The project by Jon Rafman that is referenced in this article, called 9 Eyes, is incredibly interesting to me. They honestly feel a bit like a glitch that pictures like the image of the tiger and a parking area is something that a Google Street View might capture. It makes me think, though, of the project we are to create for our final. It’s this sort of connection between the natural, modern, and digital worlds.
The contradictions or separate distinctions here are certainly in line with the many contradictions and separations I have worked to understand that exist on the internet and for those that use it. I have learned that things and individuals that might be considered or consider themselves to be a sort of glitch often live in worlds of contradiction. Maybe rather than contradicting each other, each aspect of self and understanding are in conversation. I will work to think of my mind this way.
The third reading was called Postinternet: Art After the Internet, by Marisa Olson.
First off, I definitely enjoy the typographic landscape in this PDF. I particularly enjoy the green color choice and placement as they give me the idea that someone before me has scribbled some notes and thoughts down as they read. It’s my favorite part of used books—I’d love for it to be incorporated in digital text.
I also have not reflected so much on the fact that labeling something to be “post” prioritizes the former. It also implies that the thing would not have existed as it does now without the first.