Re: Visual Rhizome

Aaron Siegel wrote:

> My current work follows the ideals of presenting unbiased information
> in a format that is easy for visual deconstruction and understanding.
> I aim to achieve an overlapping relationship with aesthetic
> representations of data and scientific empiricism. My work strives to
> display relationships and correlations within information systems that
> would remain unseen from any other perspective.
>
> In contrast to many information technology artworks that attempt to
> transform data into purely visually aesthetic pieces, I strive to
> create design systems that transpose information into temporal forms
> specifically for the purpose of dovetailing cognition into a visual
> task. The decentralized natures of the systems I create allow them to
> take on a visual representation in an emerging manner that truly
> reflects the structure of the data they represent.
>
> The projects I produce also deal with issues of interaction design
> with information systems and their affect on the cognitive response of
> the viewers. This involves procuring publicly available data sets and
> re-inventing their display to promote readability and simplicity. I
> find something interesting about the somewhat covert re-arrangement
> and display of information, since it places the control over
> interaction on the clients side rather than relying on someone else's
> interface.
>
> Most of my work surrounds the idea of improving human/information
> interface. Many people have negative reactions towards technology and
> information because of their experiences with poorly designed
> interfaces. A negative experience with an information interface most
> often results in frustration, anxiety, and confusion. A positive
> experience most often results in intuitive interaction, heightened
> understanding of the subject, and even leads to further investigation.
> By improving the interface, the experience of the interaction is
> improved along with it. Life is comprised of experiences, positive and
> negative, and by improving one experience at a time life can be made a
> little better.

Hi,
Is this an art-work in its self or is it just a way of helping people to access Rhizome?
I am very unclear about this. If this is an art-work, then how does it differ from a web page that helps people to access a website? If there is no difference, then how would you support the idea that it is a work of art?
If this is about perception, then why bother to create a stimulus to perception, when there are objects/subjects all over the place that people can perceive/misperceive? Maybe this illustrates "postmodern" ideas about "pointlessness" and "nothingness"??

Thanks!
Crescent