“Sculptural storage format” presented by Segal
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- Virtual (full papers)
Presentation Title:
- Sculptural storage format
Presentation Subtheme:
- Shifting temporalities
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Abstract:
In an era increasingly dominated by digital transience, the human yearning for permanence and certainty is disintegrating. What will remain of our time when our servers have stopped humming while the silicon on which we keep all our collective knowledge turns to dust? The paper addresses the tension between the transient state of digital storage and the human need for enduring legacies. This research explores how aesthetic elements like composition, scale, and proportions can transform into information carriers, effectively turning objects into Sculptural Storage Formats (SSF). SSF represents a unique fusion of art and information technology, where the physical form becomes a medium for storing and expressing quantifiable data and the qualitative dimensions of human existence. SSF reflects an experiment in merging the realms of abstract art with the precision of data and technology.
The study delves into the theoretical underpinnings of SSF, showcasing how this methodology reimagines the role of aesthetics in encoding and decoding information and briefly hints at its practical applications in bridging the gap between digital transience and enduring physical representation.
