Nothing to Undo
Reflection in water creates a virtual image of reality. So does a computer program. It somehow shows us
how visualizations work in a similar way.
Sheep shear-made cutouts are no longer specific only for a distant culture and easily available without any travel involved.
Like nesting birds, which migrate to build new nests every year, we trace our way home, now by virtual connections and non-physical networks. Our home can fit into a network conveniently hidden inside our trusty phones.
We also use natural structures and patterns as symbols. We use such symbols as shortcuts for our thoughts and as ornamentations decorating our homes and products.
Our inventions continuously add a new meaning to our homes, and we have to learn them to keep up with reality. Because everything is interconnected, with a growing number of apps, un-met friends, and interactivity of websites, one has to think twice before making any change. And yet, we see how the progress quickens.
We are mimicking nature by tracing in our virtual world its symbiotic systems. In a similar way as an oxpecker and a rhino benefit mutually (but not ticks that are eaten by a bird), we learn new biologically inspired systems for computing in art. We trace symbiosis between reality and virtuality. |
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