The text recontextualizer is the first of a series of data reinterpretation engines created in late 2002 for the Internet by Eidolon. It is the first in a series of online applications which "recontextualize" - by separating the form and content - user inputted-images. An image is transformed by creating a new underlying structure. The text recontextualizer renders a user-inputted image using user-defined text as the underlying source.
The Text recontextualizer functions to reinterpret from digital image files a sort of what was once a popular design and artform on many pre-GUI operating systems, and generally before the popular uprising of HTML, ANSI art (whereas ASCII did not allow for colored characters).
Full Description
The text recontextualizer is the first of a series of data reinterpretation engines created in late 2002 for the Internet by Eidolon. It is the first in a series of online applications which "recontextualize" - by separating the form and content - user inputted-images. An image is transformed by creating a new underlying structure. The text recontextualizer renders a user-inputted image using user-defined text as the underlying source.
The Text recontextualizer functions to reinterpret from digital image files a sort of what was once a popular design and artform on many pre-GUI operating systems, and generally before the popular uprising of HTML, ANSI art (whereas ASCII did not allow for colored characters).
Work metadata
- Year Created: 2003
- Submitted to ArtBase: Monday Jul 28th, 2003
- Original Url: http://www.denature.org/pub/trecontext/trecontext.html
- Permalink: http://www.denature.org/pub/trecontext/trecontext.html
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Work Credits:
- eidolon, creator
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Artist Statement
The text recontextualizer is the first of a series of data reinterpretation engines created in late 2002 for the Internet by Eidolon. It is the first in a series of online applications which