Physical or metaphysical
boundlessness. The unlimited number of
stars in the universe. The endless sequence
of counting numbers. The unknowability of
all possible thoughts. A boundlessness that
cannot be expressed, only reflected
in a finite thing or being.
boundlessness. The unlimited number of
stars in the universe. The endless sequence
of counting numbers. The unknowability of
all possible thoughts. A boundlessness that
cannot be expressed, only reflected
in a finite thing or being.
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.
A fragment of scored reality. A
four-dimensional perceptual ready-
made first practiced by the Fluxus artists
in the 1960s. The event score resembles a
musical score, only instead of music, it
scores events. It usually takes the form
of a verbal pictogram or per-
formance instruction.
four-dimensional perceptual ready-
made first practiced by the Fluxus artists
in the 1960s. The event score resembles a
musical score, only instead of music, it
scores events. It usually takes the form
of a verbal pictogram or per-
formance instruction.
A fusion of
haunting and ontology.
The persistent lingering of shapes,
forms, motifs, tropes, habits, practices
and/or power relations, beyond death or
obsolescence. The inerasable trace
of the past in the present.
haunting and ontology.
The persistent lingering of shapes,
forms, motifs, tropes, habits, practices
and/or power relations, beyond death or
obsolescence. The inerasable trace
of the past in the present.
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.
The act of turning, or
a condition of being turned
backwards. A spontaneous or
intentional repositioning of a piece of
information, artefact, theory or version
of history in order to radically change
its meaning or trajectory.
a condition of being turned
backwards. A spontaneous or
intentional repositioning of a piece of
information, artefact, theory or version
of history in order to radically change
its meaning or trajectory.
Usually seen as the
quantification of attributes
of a pre-existing object or event.
As measurement always relies on tools,
apparatuses, human and machinic
agents, measuring devices also
create the object or event
being measured.
quantification of attributes
of a pre-existing object or event.
As measurement always relies on tools,
apparatuses, human and machinic
agents, measuring devices also
create the object or event
being measured.
The deliberate use of ambiguous,
confusing, or misleading information to
disable surveillance, data collection, and
the infiltration of digital power mecha-
nisms, including evasion, noncompliance,
refusal, and agonistic tactics such as
information overload, sabotage,
and deception.
confusing, or misleading information to
disable surveillance, data collection, and
the infiltration of digital power mecha-
nisms, including evasion, noncompliance,
refusal, and agonistic tactics such as
information overload, sabotage,
and deception.
The process of altering the forms
or social significance of existing media.
A re-purposing, re-fashioning, or migration
of objects of knowledge from one sphere
to another. A way to re-materialise exper-
ience in different systems of value –
aesthetic, social, cultural,
and political.
or social significance of existing media.
A re-purposing, re-fashioning, or migration
of objects of knowledge from one sphere
to another. A way to re-materialise exper-
ience in different systems of value –
aesthetic, social, cultural,
and political.
The capacity of materials
& living organisms to achieve
structural changes. In materials,
plasticity is the capacity for being
moulded. In organisms, it is the ability
to respond to the environment. In
nervous systems, it is the capacity
to adapt in response to
experience or injury.
& living organisms to achieve
structural changes. In materials,
plasticity is the capacity for being
moulded. In organisms, it is the ability
to respond to the environment. In
nervous systems, it is the capacity
to adapt in response to
experience or injury.
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