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Artists created very diverse works on CD-ROM, ranging from virtual spaces to game-like experiments, from interactive music environments to literature and hypertext presentations. Within an individual practice | Artists created very diverse works on CD-ROM, ranging from virtual spaces to game-like experiments, from interactive music environments to literature and hypertext presentations. Within an individual practice | ||
CD-ROMs often have a very special place: sometimes they are a unique interactive 'exception' in the career of the artist ([[Laurie Anderson]], [[Michael Snow]]), other times they are part of a long series of works in different media ([[JODI]], [[Antoni Muntadas]]). | CD-ROMs often have a very special place: sometimes they are a unique interactive 'exception' in the career of the artist ([[Laurie Anderson]], [[Michael Snow]]), other times they are part of a long series of works in different media ([[JODI]], [[Antoni Muntadas]]). | ||
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Prominent publishers of CD-ROM artworks were [[Mediamatic]] (NL) and [[Voyager]] (US). | Prominent publishers of CD-ROM artworks were [[Mediamatic]] (NL) and [[Voyager]] (US). | ||
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| + | ''Contact Zones. The Art of CD-ROM'' by Timothy Murray was a travelling exhibition from 1999 to 2001 in which a large number of works was presented together. The exhibition website still exists and is an excellent record and source for several projects: https://contactzones.cit.cornell.edu/ | ||
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| + | Notable works are, among others: | ||
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| + | * Doors of Perception 1 CD-ROM (1994) by [[Mediamatic]] - digital proceedings of the [[Doors of Perception]] conference. | ||
| + | * Cyberflesh Girlmonster (1995) by [[Linda Dement]] | ||
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The CD-ROM was a relatively popular carrier for interactive artworks in the mid-1990s.
At that time, the world wide web as a platform was not yet capable of providing the rich, immersive, multimedia experience that artists desired. Simultaneously, this period witnessed the proliferation of personal computers that came equipped with CD-r drives, causing CD-ROM art to flourish as a form of creation and distribution.
Artists created very diverse works on CD-ROM, ranging from virtual spaces to game-like experiments, from interactive music environments to literature and hypertext presentations. Within an individual practice CD-ROMs often have a very special place: sometimes they are a unique interactive 'exception' in the career of the artist (Laurie Anderson, Michael Snow), other times they are part of a long series of works in different media (JODI, Antoni Muntadas).
Artists and artworks
Prominent publishers of CD-ROM artworks were Mediamatic (NL) and Voyager (US).
Contact Zones. The Art of CD-ROM by Timothy Murray was a travelling exhibition from 1999 to 2001 in which a large number of works was presented together. The exhibition website still exists and is an excellent record and source for several projects: https://contactzones.cit.cornell.edu/
Notable works are, among others:
- Doors of Perception 1 CD-ROM (1994) by Mediamatic - digital proceedings of the Doors of Perception conference.
- Cyberflesh Girlmonster (1995) by Linda Dement
Pages
Literature
See also
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