[rohrpost] googMENTA (13)

[Mindaugas Gapsevicius]

Fr., 22.06.2012
20:00-??:??
POT
Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 27
34117 Kassel
Germany

http://triple-double-u.com/googMENTA/

googMENTA (13) is a compound referring to google, memory (MENTA) and 
dOCUMENTA (13) event. Memory is never the same. It is like work in 
progress. The rule applies to both, living organisms and machines. For 
example, some Anna introduces some John to some Peter. Five minutes 
later the same John might ask Peter to remind his name. On the other 
hand are the machines, which loose records in their RAM (Random access 
memory) after “stopping” the software or at reboot. Google search engine 
(machine) supplies new results in real time, though from another side 
Google introduced a possibility to use a time machine which then refers 
to the results in the past. This single moment is interpreted in the 
googMENTA (13) project through a series of images featuring artists who 
take part in dOCUMENTA (13) event. Images are routed through 
images.google.com search engine which are then processed with a software 
in real time. Saved images remain then as a time machine.

triple-double-u.com is a mixed up identity, semi cyborg semi human. It 
is like a human with a chip in the head accessing internet in real time. 
His work is to be associated with net art, software and interactive user 
interface. The “artist” conceptualises the flow of digital information, 
analyses its inner logic and modes of application. In his works “artist” 
often links virtual and physical space. He engages deeply into social 
themes and takes up critical position towards contemporary neo-liberal 
tendencies.