Describing three objects

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==== Text ====
http://rhizome.org/editorial/2012/oct/24/interview-tan-lin/

Tan Lin coins the idea of reading as technology, a process of understanding information that changes tone and mental space arrangement depending on the type of text: reading a recipe is different to reading an adventure novel or reading an e-mail.


==== Art object ====
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Oak_Tree

Michael Craig-Martin's piece, "An Oak Tree" reveals the faith relationship between the audience and the artist. The work consists of a glass of water placed on a shelf and a text description recounting an imaginary interview.


==== Media object ====
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_Experiments_Lain

A dystopian cyberpunk anime series from the late 90s, whose protagonist is a key figure of the Wired. The Wired is a network communication system that threatens to establish a purely virtual community, by urging their users to renounce the physical interface.