100 Electronic Art Years, 2009

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Media: Hand-woven cotton, rayon, conductive yarns, silver ink, thermochromic ink, drive electronics and software. 62" x 54" x 8".

The title of 100 Electronic Art Years refers to the ambiguous lifetime of color change textiles, and all electronic art. All Electronic art fails, all art fails. The question is how, and with what result. As with all color change textiles, the bright colors will eventually become permanently burned into the surface of the piece, creating a premanent record of software and physical artifact. When asked how long each piece will continue to perform, II can only answer in "electronic art years".

The veiwer pushes a single button to cycle through different patterns and color groupings.The piece is never entirely revealed until the pattern is finally burned into the surface. This piece is mounted on a curved support, wires and electronics are revealed. This piece has fifty hand woven textile pixels. It is woven on black and white double weave.

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