mark cooley

OneSmallStep: a MySpace luvStory

We are not ourselves. We cut and paste as we are cut and pasted. We are the remix of images and sounds that never existed outside of this mediated dream. And we are happy to exist this way.

OneSmallStep: a Myspace LuvStory is an unfolding automated jam – a conscious sampling and randomized regurgitation of media artifacts common to “social networking” sites such as MySpace.com. OneSmallStep provides a context for the exploration of identity, desire, fantasy and fetish in an eternally habitual loop of voyeuristic consumption, spectacular regurgitation, virtual intimacy and identity production/consumption.

With each launch, OneSmallStep runs continuously while randomly remixing content from a database that is periodically updated. OneSmallStep is a a non-clickable work and ideal for installation or performance settings.

Biography

Mark Cooley is a new genre artist interested in exploring institutional critique in a variety of contexts. Mark’s work has been shown internationally in online and offline venues such as Exit Art, Postmasters Gallery, Furtherfield.org and Rhizome.org.

Weitere Links

http://rhizome.org/object.php?46894

http://transition.turbulence.org/blog/2006/06/05/onesmallstep-a-myspace-luvstory