firewall n 1 a fire proof wall or partition used to impede the progress of a fire. 2 Computing. a computer system that isolates another computer from the internet in order to prevent unauthorized access.
Firewall is an undeniably current term but is made up of two cornerstones of ancient civilisation; fire and walls. Within this contradiction there are also multiple meanings, it is both architectural and digital, it is, like many forms that are utilised within my practice, both virtual and physical. This ambiguity is something which made me certain I could make work around the ideas inherent to firewalls. The work is only going to be visible whilst the gallery is closed, this way the work stops access to space in the same way that firewalls stop access to information, if the gallery is open then the work will be turned off, this process of eliminating and allowing access reflects not only digital processes but physical ones as well. Physically the work consists of a back projected mobile phone video of fire and a series of roller blinds, the blinds enforce the works relation to the built environment whilst also evoking the fluid nature of both corporeal and data movement, it is for this reason that the blinds are left as plain fabric, as this allows for multiple readings to occur. The low resolution mobile phone video makes the relation to digital processes cement.
Full Description
firewall n 1 a fire proof wall or partition used to impede the progress of a fire. 2 Computing. a computer system that isolates another computer from the internet in order to prevent unauthorized access.
Firewall is an undeniably current term but is made up of two cornerstones of ancient civilisation; fire and walls. Within this contradiction there are also multiple meanings, it is both architectural and digital, it is, like many forms that are utilised within my practice, both virtual and physical. This ambiguity is something which made me certain I could make work around the ideas inherent to firewalls. The work is only going to be visible whilst the gallery is closed, this way the work stops access to space in the same way that firewalls stop access to information, if the gallery is open then the work will be turned off, this process of eliminating and allowing access reflects not only digital processes but physical ones as well. Physically the work consists of a back projected mobile phone video of fire and a series of roller blinds, the blinds enforce the works relation to the built environment whilst also evoking the fluid nature of both corporeal and data movement, it is for this reason that the blinds are left as plain fabric, as this allows for multiple readings to occur. The low resolution mobile phone video makes the relation to digital processes cement.
Work metadata
- Year Created: 2015
- Submitted to ArtBase: Thursday Apr 30th, 2015
- Original Url: http://cargocollective.com/RyanHughes/Untitled-Firewall
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Work Credits:
- ryanhughes, primary creator
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