Communication Machines as Art
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Date
2019-02-09Author
Abstract
The paper presents a personal history of making machines as artworks. The particular kind of art machines that have been made since around 1970 are communication machines: ones that enable humans to interact with each other. However, they do not provide communication in the normal sense, but use a small bandwidth for relatively complex connections, making the experience of the interactions the art experience. The paper concludes by explaining how it later became possible to use computer networking and the INTERNET to make artworks that were more complex and, in part, autonomous generative machines whilst retaining the earlier communication machine functions.
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open access article
Citation : Edmonds, E. (2019) Communication Machines as Art. Arts, 8 (1), 22
ISSN : 2076-0752
Research Group : Institute of Creative Technologies
Research Institute : Institute of Creative Technologies (IOCT)
Research Institute : Institute of Art and Design
Research Institute : Institute of Art and Design
Peer Reviewed : Yes
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