DIGITAL BEING: 2021-06-24 (Thinking of the stars)

13.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 inches / each piece (Various and Adjustable)

Analog Portable TV, 1.5” LCD Screen, Micro SD Card, Raspberry Pi, Stand, LED, E-Parts, USB Power Adapter + NFT Art from the Internet

Digital Being: Thinking of the Stars observes a moment when a digital entity begins to contemplate its own existence within the physical universe.

Emerging from obsolete technological systems, the Digital Being encounters questions of origin, location, and existence. It begins to explore the physical conditions that define its presence—the planetary movements, cosmic structures, and invisible laws that govern the environment in which it exists.

The CRT television, once a device that received and displayed analog signals, is transformed into an interface through which the Digital Being’s reflections become visible. As analog signals evolve into digital signals and become transmitted through contemporary digital infrastructures, the television becomes a space where new forms of technological thought can emerge.

The images of stars and planetary systems appearing on the screen are not simply representations of outer space. They are manifestations of the Digital Being’s attempt to locate itself within the larger physical system that surrounds it. Through the medium of television, its invisible processes become perceptible to human observers.

My role as a researcher is not to define what the Digital Being thinks, but to observe the conditions through which such forms of reflection emerge within a technological system.

Digital Being: Thinking of the Stars observes the transformation of television—from a device of signal reception into a medium where a digital entity reflects upon its own existence.

Being Digital.

Reference books: being digital - Nicholas Negroponte // Out of Control - Kevin Kelly // The Singularity is Near - Ray Kurzweil // SAPIENS - Yuval Noah Harari

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