We leave a trace whenever we interact with a digital system: a thread of data that lingers like a ghost within a machine.
Entities is a time-based data visualisation of visitors collecting objects and exploring Constellations. These actions are translated into graphical forms to show what’s being collected, as well as highlighting Constellations that share connections. Each time an object is collected, the visualisation updates in real-time to create a dynamic living map of our visitors’ journey: the more people in the space, the more active it becomes. Created by code and contemporary web technologies, Entities encourages visitors to discover new objects and artworks by seeing what others are collecting in the gallery over time.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
On display until
16 February 2031
ACMI: Gallery 1
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
Z000183
Curatorial section
The Story of the Moving Image → Constellation
Object Types
Artwork
Materials
Data visualisation.