June 8, 2010
MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION/////////// Magnificent Desolation is a series exploring the possibilities of lo-fi pixel based artwork. Each piece is a binary image, that is, a 1-bit monochrome bitmap. The images were created digitally, then printed out and run through a fax machine that was pulled out of a dumpster. The resulting copy was then scanned, completing the cycle of digital to physical, back to digital again. The result is a fading black-and-white transmission from dystopian future that has barely reached its recipient The above four pieces of the series are included in the Playlist exhibition in Brussels. Full digital release coming soon. (Photo by Rosa Menkman)

MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION///////////

Magnificent Desolation is a series exploring the possibilities of lo-fi pixel based artwork. Each piece is a binary image, that is, a 1-bit monochrome bitmap. The images were created digitally, then printed out and run through a fax machine that was pulled out of a dumpster. The resulting copy was then scanned, completing the cycle of digital to physical, back to digital again. The result is a fading black-and-white transmission from dystopian future that has barely reached its recipient

The above four pieces of the series are included in the Playlist exhibition in Brussels. Full digital release coming soon. (Photo by Rosa Menkman)