Peter Williams: Reified Meme I: Extreme Greenies

Title:

Reified Meme I: Extreme Greenies

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Exhibiting Artist(s):



• Peter Williams

Symposium:

• ISEA2015: 21st International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• Simon Fraser University

Creation Year:

2010-2015

Medium:

Generative Software

Artist Statement:

In this work, eighteen corporate/brand logos that are mostly green in colour take turns competing for screen space using artificial life simulations based on John Conway’s Game of Life. The viability of any one logo is determined in real-time using live, stock market data feeds. The work references tensions between representations of environmental corporate responsibility and moments of crisis such as the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil platform explosion.

Website:

http://www.peterjwilliams.com/#prettyPhoto

Video:

• https://vimeo.com/user20723564

• Text with images (PDF) p. 34

Category:

• Art Exhibition
• Apps / Software
• Video / Animation Installation