作品介紹
Traditional Moroccan Amazigh weaving motifs are reframed into a new typology. Basic traditional symbols as found in folklore are initially deconstructed according to Conway’s Game of Life algorithm. The traditional motifs are transcribed onto organic computational entities which evolve in a cellular automaton environment wherein simple rules introduce ever increasing complexity over the specific timeframes of algorithmic generations. Local artisans are subsequently invited to use the deconstructed motif patterns in order to incorporate these patterns and create new compositions on the rugs instinctively, driven from their long experience. The traditional rug weaving is in this way reconfigured into a contemporary design which combines an algorithmically generative pattern evolution, a storehouse of cultural knowledge and human craftsmanship of the highest level. These new patterns thus come to become a prime example of machine intelligence, human storytelling and physical labour collaborating in the creation of a new way of not only understanding but also being in the world.
作者介紹
Maria Varela is a multidisciplinary artist focusing on the creative applications of new technologies, data visualization through the practice of weaving and collaborating with women communities. Varela experiments with the ways in which the archival event is transcribed from the digital environment into the physical world. She creates digital and physical objects, systems, environments and live events exploring concepts of identity, memory, tradition and their constructions. She has presented her work in museums in Greece and Belgium and art fairs in Brazil, Ukraine, Poland, Canada, US, Germany, Norway, Turkey, UΚ, France and Spain.
使用媒材
video projection, handwoven rugs, digital prints
作品尺寸
Length_610_ x Width_500 x Height 250 cm
