The Glitch Studies Manifesto by Rosa Menkman reminded my of the book House Of Leaves a bit, just how the typography was set up. The opening to the article as well as the first paragraph seem to be these two very similar, almost parallel, yet separate ideas of transparency and the "noiseless channel". With advancement of technology, transparency becomes both easier and more illusive. With more people becoming more familiar with technology, we see a rise in computer literacy as well as the advancement of "technological blockades", that disable both privacy and transparency.
I really enjoyed the line, "In the beginning there was noise". The paragraph reminded me of Genesis, specifically the story behind the Christian beliefs of creation. It was this brief narration of the creation and evolution of pixels and the technological advancements. I really liked how the author would have this bolder quotes and then went through the actual thoughts behind these almost statement like declarations. "Realize that the gospel of glitch art also tells about new norms implemented by corruption"(Menkman).
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