Jon Cates’ use of glitch art and his pursuit of “dirty media” in Bold3RRR can be seen as a reflection of society’. Glitch is a result of a computer graphic error and sometimes a notice that the computer has a problem, reminding users to fix the problem or resolve the glitch. It is often a frustrating experience for users to encounter a glitch. In gaming, glitches are often caused by internet connectivity issues or when the computer does not have enough memory to continue an activity. It is thus intriguing to watch Cates use glitching in his art. His narration does not make sense and in some way mimics that of a glitch. There is no flow or linear narrative to what he says.
In the interview with Jon Cates, he talked about how he viewed technology and its effect on humans. He compared the clean, pure, overall outlook of corporate branding and how the glitches make technologies “human”.
we live inna techno-social culture. these technologies are also socially performed, + that means that there are these performative aspects. for instance there is a corporate performance of cleanliness + purity. + then there is the performance of everyday life that we’re all doing all the time w/ all of our technologies. so, we’re making them human, in the sense that we are making them part of our lives.
Jon Cates has an interesting way of viewing technology and glitches. He sees technology as something that humans are making into “humans” by the frequent daily use of it. By taking glitches as a form of “mistake” made by technology, it also further humanises technology.
I am quite intrigued by the way Jon Cates uses glitches. His use of it tells us that technological mistakes can be transformed into art and be made something beautiful.
Very good commentary on Jon Cates and the way in which he views glitch as a humanizing element and imperfection in our often overly imperfect approach to digital media. I felt you could have been more specific about the nature of BOLD3RRR, what took place during the piece besides just the general reference to glitch. How was he using his desktop to convey process, for example? How was he opening up his artistic space to the viewer? These are all things we are thinking about in relation to our own projects. Also, be sure, again to use the class category (research), otherwise your work doesn’t go to the class site and I won’t know you have posted. Please change your last two posts that have this issue. Also, you really want to make more complete use of OSS by incorporating links, additional images, and even video references. OSS is a multimedia medium and you want to make maximum use of it, especially when we are studying the Internet.
I am rereading and wondering if perhaps you might take a deeper look at this piece, to understand that in fact there is a narrative and how it relates to our study of desktop performance.