Glitches are recognized for being
mistakes often created unintentionally. The result is usually user error, but
the software starts to deteriorate after a while causing malfunctions to
surface. This concept of failing over time reminds me about this U.K. based
artist, William Utermohlen, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Before
he died in 2007 he created a self-portrait series over 5 years documenting the steady
decay of his mind. Much like human
degeneration, most glitches occur in a similar way, the hardware demagnetizes
and the software gets affected.
In most
times when a person creates a glitch intentionally he or she leaves the result
up to chance, inputting variables and expecting an interesting effect. Rosa
Menkmen describes this kind of activity as creating a filter, and argues that
because this action was intentional the outcome is no longer a glitch to the
creator. Even though some people know about the filters, doesn’t mean it’s not
a glitch to the viewer. The style becomes known as glitch art and works of art
start to reflect the consequences of the computer.
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