“Resonances" is a raw representation of the artist's journey of life-shattering experiences and subsequent reconstruction. It encapsulates the chaotic and disruptive effects of emerging technology, the global anxiety induced by the pandemic, and the information overflow from the volatile crypto art market. Still, the work also builds on a profound interconnectedness with peers, environment, technology, art, and humanity. The creation process echoes this sense of connection, as this work was born of a collaborative effort with twelve artists.
The emergent shapes are cut from intersecting circles, breaking their uniformity. As a metaphor to humanity, each shape begins with its own unique color, yet after intersecting and colliding, that color fragments and reduces or becomes even more vibrant. The interference patterns remind one of raindrops on water’s surface, movement in stillness.
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“N=12 is an experiment in building intentional community, with 12 artists collaborating across seven time zones. Contemporary computer-based artists create their work while connected to an effectively infinite network of information. This affords artists the capacity for infinite input and collaboration, leaving them to distill these disparate connections and experiences into their artwork. Distinctly, the computer artist’s principal tool for creation is also a means for connection. This exhibition leans into the inherent proximity of computer users by explicitly asking 12 artists to create work while in constant dialogue with one another. These artists convened and collaborated online over several months, sharing their code and artistic processes while fostering a co-creative microcosm enriched by weekly meetings, aesthetic critiques, code reviews, and vibrant discussion.” — Aaron Penne
