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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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 capacity to act inter-
dependently with other factors and
networks. A temporally embedded pro-
cess of iteration, understood as a selective
reactivation of past patterns of action,
& projection, understood as a sensing
or calculation of possible
future trajectories.
dependently with other factors and
networks. A temporally embedded pro-
cess of iteration, understood as a selective
reactivation of past patterns of action,
& projection, understood as a sensing
or calculation of possible
future trajectories.
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.
Observable or
unobservable things. Putative
facts about a difference in the fabric
of reality, or a lack of uniformity,
used as a basis for reasoning,
comparison, calculation,
poetry, or art.
unobservable things. Putative
facts about a difference in the fabric
of reality, or a lack of uniformity,
used as a basis for reasoning,
comparison, calculation,
poetry, or art.