User:ThomasW/An encyclopedia of media objects
Notes
--- Object vs attribute negative space shape subjectivity maker-object-reader container symbols digital physical finite concrete interaction physical object object of dis sire
Thing or Object?
Make the digital physical?
Artefact? Atonomis and sculptural Functional and interactive? Part of a system, flow?
Not form
Western , they are all construed Non Western, they are
Encyclopaedia from a NON Human perspect How will machine dream up a ecolopedia
Remains of the physical world in the digita???
Folders, Floppy disk,+++++
Object – academic Thing – common
Colloquial – Technical
“Things are energy fix in space”
“Exhibition of failed promises” Mecluan is a extention of man”
Objects
Family Photo Album
The family photo album have been a important part of a family since the mass production of film.
“The family photograph functions primarily as a record as visible evidence that this family exist” Page (Joanne, (2011) p35 )
" When we document something in the real world, we make fixed, permanent, immutable records of it. But computer documents are volatile, ephemeral constellations of data” (Stephenson, 1999, Page 63)
How does the feel of a physical photo book be if the images are glitches?
VHS Video Tape
The VHS tape is now a outdated storage medium for movies. How do we treat home movies that are stuck on VHS tape? What did we get promised, they last for a life time? But few people have a VHS player no more
CRT Screen
How does the CRT screen fit in now in a modern time with LCD and LED screens.
HARD-DRIVES
http://www.fmk.co.uk/storage/HD%20pic.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1320323700435
Prototypes
soon
Photo-album
Idea about having a glitched physical photo album..
Paper Hard-drive
Idea about printing out computer and electronic storage formats on paper to see how the juxposition off printed storage medium next to real version..
Media Collection
A collection of real and unreal and speculative media storage objects.
Research
“We should not put emphasis on the fact it will last for ever because it will not last for ever,” he says. “We should put emphasis on the quality of sound and ease of handling.” (Paul McCartney recently recalled the first time George Martin showed him a CD. “George said, ‘This will change the world.’ He told us it was indestructible, you can’t smash it. Look! And – whack – it broke in half.”
Imagery Storage Medium Encyclopaedia Madlib
- Madlib form
- Web or Printed
- Web interface, "press store forever" for printing
- Collect a database for future--- printed collection????
- Using media objects as décor?
- Printing posters / show video collection of "dead media"