The concept of Open Source continues to inspire artists. But it is an intentionally vague concept... more The concept of Open Source continues to inspire artists. But it is an intentionally vague concept that is often more confusing than enlightening. Unpacking this concept involves examination of the practices that are associated with it, and the ethical questions that it obscures. This reveals strategies that are of relevance to contemporary artistic practice and can place artists at the heart of current issues of free speech and the laws and technologies of censorship.
The outputs of cryptographic hash functions produce identities for data that can be used to uniqu... more The outputs of cryptographic hash functions produce identities for data that can be used to uniquely refer to the data but do not disclose the content of the data.
Hash functions achieve this by feeding the data through a complex mathematical transformation. This is a mapping through mathematical space that maintains identity and difference while occulting content.
The popularity of cryptocurrencies represents in no small part a reaction to the financial crisis... more The popularity of cryptocurrencies represents in no small part a reaction to the financial crisis and austerity. That reaction takes the form of a retreat from conventional economic and political action, and represents at least an economic occult. A de-supernaturalised magic (like a de-supernaturalised economics…) has a cognitive remainder. It is a means of modulating human experience and affecting human behaviour. Belief in imaginary entities, whether thoughtforms or money, is not necessary for them to have effect...
The ideology and technology of the blockchain and the materials of art history (especially the hi... more The ideology and technology of the blockchain and the materials of art history (especially the history of Conceptual Art) can provide useful resources for mutual experiment and critique.
Sorting hype and scam from promise, and moral panic from critique, involves a learning curve when dealing with cryptocurrency.
We can use cryptocurrencies to find new ways of (encouraging) paying for art, defamiliarising and critiquing artworld economics by doing so.
AltCoins, crypto-tokens, smart contracts and DAOs are tools artists can use to explore new ways of social organization and artistic production,
The concept of Open Source continues to inspire artists. But it is an intentionally vague concept... more The concept of Open Source continues to inspire artists. But it is an intentionally vague concept that is often more confusing than enlightening. Unpacking this concept involves examination of the practices that are associated with it, and the ethical questions that it obscures. This reveals strategies that are of relevance to contemporary artistic practice and can place artists at the heart of current issues of free speech and the laws and technologies of censorship.
An introduction to the history, technology and state of the art of blockchain token-based digital... more An introduction to the history, technology and state of the art of blockchain token-based digital image collectibles from Rare Pepes to Cryptokitties.
Bad Shibe is a sci-fi novella set in a future society that may or may not be based on a descendan... more Bad Shibe is a sci-fi novella set in a future society that may or may not be based on a descendant of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency, where it’s as hot and as dusty as a virtual money mining rig. A trusting young shibe called YS questions the basis of their utopia and their place within it and feels … bad.
The story invites us to imagine what kind of society emerges when a system designed to verify the transfer of digital assets is combined with a world where reputation is based on “followers” and “likes”. The story deals with the implications of a new wave of fully financialised planetary-scale automation and the struggle to discern right from wrong when human and machine agency merges.
DIWO (Do It With Others) is a distributed campaign for emancipatory, networked art practices inst... more DIWO (Do It With Others) is a distributed campaign for emancipatory, networked art practices instigated by Furtherfield in 2006.
A DAO is a Decentralised Autonomous Organization, effectively a corporation or a charitable trust implemented in networked computer code.
A DAOWO would be a combination of the two Decentralised Autonomous Organization With Others.
The concept of Open Source continues to inspire artists. But it is an intentionally vague concept... more The concept of Open Source continues to inspire artists. But it is an intentionally vague concept that is often more confusing than enlightening. Unpacking this concept involves examination of the practices that are associated with it, and the ethical questions that it obscures. This reveals strategies that are of relevance to contemporary artistic practice and can place artists at the heart of current issues of free speech and the laws and technologies of censorship.
The outputs of cryptographic hash functions produce identities for data that can be used to uniqu... more The outputs of cryptographic hash functions produce identities for data that can be used to uniquely refer to the data but do not disclose the content of the data.
Hash functions achieve this by feeding the data through a complex mathematical transformation. This is a mapping through mathematical space that maintains identity and difference while occulting content.
The popularity of cryptocurrencies represents in no small part a reaction to the financial crisis... more The popularity of cryptocurrencies represents in no small part a reaction to the financial crisis and austerity. That reaction takes the form of a retreat from conventional economic and political action, and represents at least an economic occult. A de-supernaturalised magic (like a de-supernaturalised economics…) has a cognitive remainder. It is a means of modulating human experience and affecting human behaviour. Belief in imaginary entities, whether thoughtforms or money, is not necessary for them to have effect...
The ideology and technology of the blockchain and the materials of art history (especially the hi... more The ideology and technology of the blockchain and the materials of art history (especially the history of Conceptual Art) can provide useful resources for mutual experiment and critique.
Sorting hype and scam from promise, and moral panic from critique, involves a learning curve when dealing with cryptocurrency.
We can use cryptocurrencies to find new ways of (encouraging) paying for art, defamiliarising and critiquing artworld economics by doing so.
AltCoins, crypto-tokens, smart contracts and DAOs are tools artists can use to explore new ways of social organization and artistic production,
The concept of Open Source continues to inspire artists. But it is an intentionally vague concept... more The concept of Open Source continues to inspire artists. But it is an intentionally vague concept that is often more confusing than enlightening. Unpacking this concept involves examination of the practices that are associated with it, and the ethical questions that it obscures. This reveals strategies that are of relevance to contemporary artistic practice and can place artists at the heart of current issues of free speech and the laws and technologies of censorship.
An introduction to the history, technology and state of the art of blockchain token-based digital... more An introduction to the history, technology and state of the art of blockchain token-based digital image collectibles from Rare Pepes to Cryptokitties.
Bad Shibe is a sci-fi novella set in a future society that may or may not be based on a descendan... more Bad Shibe is a sci-fi novella set in a future society that may or may not be based on a descendant of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency, where it’s as hot and as dusty as a virtual money mining rig. A trusting young shibe called YS questions the basis of their utopia and their place within it and feels … bad.
The story invites us to imagine what kind of society emerges when a system designed to verify the transfer of digital assets is combined with a world where reputation is based on “followers” and “likes”. The story deals with the implications of a new wave of fully financialised planetary-scale automation and the struggle to discern right from wrong when human and machine agency merges.
DIWO (Do It With Others) is a distributed campaign for emancipatory, networked art practices inst... more DIWO (Do It With Others) is a distributed campaign for emancipatory, networked art practices instigated by Furtherfield in 2006.
A DAO is a Decentralised Autonomous Organization, effectively a corporation or a charitable trust implemented in networked computer code.
A DAOWO would be a combination of the two Decentralised Autonomous Organization With Others.
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Hash functions achieve this by feeding the data through a complex mathematical transformation. This is a mapping through mathematical space that maintains identity and difference while occulting content.
Much like a sigil...
Sorting hype and scam from promise, and moral panic from critique, involves a learning curve when dealing with cryptocurrency.
We can use cryptocurrencies to find new ways of (encouraging) paying for art, defamiliarising and critiquing artworld economics by doing so.
AltCoins, crypto-tokens, smart contracts and DAOs are tools artists can use to explore new ways of social organization and artistic production,
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The story invites us to imagine what kind of society emerges when a system designed to verify the transfer of digital assets is combined with a world where reputation is based on “followers” and “likes”. The story deals with the implications of a new wave of fully financialised planetary-scale automation and the struggle to discern right from wrong when human and machine agency merges.
A DAO is a Decentralised Autonomous Organization, effectively a corporation or a charitable trust implemented in networked computer code.
A DAOWO would be a combination of the two Decentralised Autonomous Organization With Others.
( Designed and published by Furtherfield - http://www.furtherfield.org/artdatamoney/debate/ )
Hash functions achieve this by feeding the data through a complex mathematical transformation. This is a mapping through mathematical space that maintains identity and difference while occulting content.
Much like a sigil...
Sorting hype and scam from promise, and moral panic from critique, involves a learning curve when dealing with cryptocurrency.
We can use cryptocurrencies to find new ways of (encouraging) paying for art, defamiliarising and critiquing artworld economics by doing so.
AltCoins, crypto-tokens, smart contracts and DAOs are tools artists can use to explore new ways of social organization and artistic production,
“Now make art with it.”
The story invites us to imagine what kind of society emerges when a system designed to verify the transfer of digital assets is combined with a world where reputation is based on “followers” and “likes”. The story deals with the implications of a new wave of fully financialised planetary-scale automation and the struggle to discern right from wrong when human and machine agency merges.
A DAO is a Decentralised Autonomous Organization, effectively a corporation or a charitable trust implemented in networked computer code.
A DAOWO would be a combination of the two Decentralised Autonomous Organization With Others.
( Designed and published by Furtherfield - http://www.furtherfield.org/artdatamoney/debate/ )