Iman Moradi – Glitch Aesthetics

Glitch Aesthetics
Iman Moradi
Glitch Symposium
In January 2002, Oslo witnessed a unique glitch symposium 37 , in their own words
they were trying to “bring together international artists, academics and other
Glitch practitioners for a short space of time to share their work and ideas with
the public and with each other.” (Motherboard, 2002)
Tony Scott was amongst one of the glitch artists who performed there, and a
detailed report was even written by Ketil Nergaad. This report is in full of praise of
the event and the only significant shortcoming reported is the fact that by the
end of this symposium the glitch as a “concept had become too wide” (Nergaard,
2003)
Computational Aesthetics: Suppose
In march 2003, suppose who are a new media research company based in
Nottingham, England, showcased some of the responses to glitch art in the
informal, friendly settings of a pub. At this particular event which I attended, Ed
George translated positioning data from a live multiplayer game and visualised it
on a projection screen. In this work, which was later discussed at length, he was
applying his unique take on glitch aesthetics on the resulting visualisation, while
Tony Scott, Vastik Root and Mijim brought their eclectic mix of glitch imagery
and live music to the stage. This particular event possibly struck the right balance
between discussing the glitch, using it as a source of entertainment. Not
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11-13 January 2002, Oslo, Norway.
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