Alex Galloway: Starrynight
Artist(s):
Collaborators:
- Mark Tribe
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- Rhizome Internet
- Martin Wattenberg
Title:
- Starrynight
Exhibition:
Creation Year:
- 2000
Medium:
- Web site interface
Category:
Artist Statement:
Each time someone reads a text at Rhizome.org, a dim star appears on a black Web page. When a text is read again, the corresponding star gets a bit brighter. Over time, the Web page comes to resemble a starry night sky, with bright stars corresponding to the most popular texts and dim stars corresponding to less-popular ones. Clicking on a star triggers a special pop-up menu. The first menu option allows you to read the text that corresponds to the star. The second menu option allows you to select a keyword associated with that text. After selecting a keyword, Starrynight draws a unique constellation of stars whose texts share that keyword. You can use these constellations to find other related texts, and in doing so, follow your interests through the vast array of ideas and information in the Rhizome.org archive.
