HYPER//ECHO

Australia, 2022

ACMI Collection

Artwork ACMI commissions
HYPER/ECHO still, courtesy of Firepit Collective

HYPER/ECHO points to our relationship with technology and the digital world, how brittle and ephemeral – often by design – its infrastructure really is, and to the fundamental human desire to preserve and pass down knowledge, even when buildings crumble down, languages wane, and hyperlinks break.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

1 July 2022

ACMI: Gallery 5

Credits

artist

Andrew Gleeson

Cecile Richard

Firepit Collective

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2022

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

Z000196

Subject category

Digital Art

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Object Types

Artwork

Computer game/Game

Materials

web-based interactive software

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