Purposefully created
or programmed musical and
computer processes that trace the
temporal evolution of random variables
indexed by some set, and their
changing relationships
over time.
or programmed musical and
computer processes that trace the
temporal evolution of random variables
indexed by some set, and their
changing relationships
over time.
A process of transitioning
across boundaries and borders.
A threshold state in which the
present order has been suspended.
Liminal objects, things and individuals
are neither here nor there. They are
betwixt & between positions & stable patterns inhabiting a realm
of pure possibility.
across boundaries and borders.
A threshold state in which the
present order has been suspended.
Liminal objects, things and individuals
are neither here nor there. They are
betwixt & between positions & stable patterns inhabiting a realm
of pure possibility.
A temporary, accidental
or intentional error, fault, or
aberration in a system, practiced
by artists and activists to disrupt,
subvert, bend, camouflage,
or destroy data.
or intentional error, fault, or
aberration in a system, practiced
by artists and activists to disrupt,
subvert, bend, camouflage,
or destroy data.
A lived environment with physical
factors, such as space, soil, and light,
with biotic factors, such as food, and with
geographical factors, such as climate. Habitats endure. They change drasti-
cally only as a result of violent events,
like earthquakes, or the invasion
of an alien species.
factors, such as space, soil, and light,
with biotic factors, such as food, and with
geographical factors, such as climate. Habitats endure. They change drasti-
cally only as a result of violent events,
like earthquakes, or the invasion
of an alien species.
Anarchive
An ephemeral repository without centrally organised memory.
Resists fixing data in favour of informational iteration, and the interplay
of remembering and forgetting. The Indeterminacy Anarchive is a constellation
of contemporary artistic practices that engage with key tenets of indeterminacy, either
thematically, or formally. It relies on randomised forms of retrieval. When you
click on ‘anarchive,’ in the website menu, a randomised selection of
terms appear. When you click on one of these terms, one
of the possible connections appears. All paths are local.
There is no meta-view. No point from which
the totality of the anarchive
can be surveyed.
A scale of gendered being
created through cultural practices,
language, and social reinforcement
or – a reaction against it. The performance
of gendered behaviour, in gesture, action,
& speech. A refashioning, or surgical
modification of the body.
created through cultural practices,
language, and social reinforcement
or – a reaction against it. The performance
of gendered behaviour, in gesture, action,
& speech. A refashioning, or surgical
modification of the body.
Techniques that open up
The artistic process to unpredictability,
Such as dice throwing, I Ching (the Chinese
Book of Changes), or computer programs.
Chance operations are usually traced to the
early 20-century avant-garde, such as
Dadaism and Surrealism, or the neo-
avant-garde, such as John Cage.
The artistic process to unpredictability,
Such as dice throwing, I Ching (the Chinese
Book of Changes), or computer programs.
Chance operations are usually traced to the
early 20-century avant-garde, such as
Dadaism and Surrealism, or the neo-
avant-garde, such as John Cage.
A technique for rapid
passage through varied ambiances,
first practiced by the Situationists Inter-
national. In la dérive, all habitual motifs
for movement are suspended. Human
‘derivists’ respond to the spontaneities of
the terrain. Objects are carried across
space & time, by the wind, currents,
humans, or machines.
passage through varied ambiances,
first practiced by the Situationists Inter-
national. In la dérive, all habitual motifs
for movement are suspended. Human
‘derivists’ respond to the spontaneities of
the terrain. Objects are carried across
space & time, by the wind, currents,
humans, or machines.
The expressive activity of
all things, beings, and phenomena.
A process of perpetual change, that
includes physical, psychological, lived,
phenomenal, deep, and thick time.
A flux of qualitative change
permanently pregnant with
creative potential
all things, beings, and phenomena.
A process of perpetual change, that
includes physical, psychological, lived,
phenomenal, deep, and thick time.
A flux of qualitative change
permanently pregnant with
creative potential
A sense of having
a ‘subject body’ and an
‘object body’, usually described
as ‘the body we are’ and ‘the body we
have’. Both are shaped by visceral
perception, virtual and physical
lifeworlds, individual and
collective imagination.
a ‘subject body’ and an
‘object body’, usually described
as ‘the body we are’ and ‘the body we
have’. Both are shaped by visceral
perception, virtual and physical
lifeworlds, individual and
collective imagination.