net art + time-lapse video
html, css, jquery, javascript, processing, after effects
Through the Aleph is a net art project with a time-lapse video offering an unprecedented visual and interactive experience where many places on Earth and in space can be seen simultaneously in an instant. It represents a point of stillness towards endless possibilities; it visualizes the diversity of human civilizations (microcosm) and the unity of humanity without borders in the ever-changing universe (macrocosm); it draws the connections between individuals and the global environment, Earth and outer space, eternity and time, and art and science. With an unexpected approach to surveillance cameras and global networks this meditative web project uses live data to create an abstract landscape in an open source environment. It not only embraces the dream of peace on Earth but also explores the bond between humankind and nature through time and space in the present moment.
* The project title was inspired by two great literary works—The Aleph and Through the Looking-Glass. Perhaps the computer screen is our modern day looking-glass, and we are all Alice as we peer through our screens at an alternate reality.
Credits and data sources: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center; SOHO—Solar and Heliospheric Observatory by the European Space Agency (ESA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Astronomy Club, School of Physics and Astronomy and the Wise Observatory, Tel Aviv University, Israel; OPAG Online Promotion AG; World Sea Temperatures.
video and screen recording
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Please visit her online resume.
DIAGRAMS OF "THROUGH THE ALEPH"