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Light on the Net Project (1996)

Light on the Net Project

Masaki Fujihata

“Light on the Net” by Masaki Fujihata is a pioneering interactive art installation. It allows users to control a grid of light bulbs in real-time via the internet, 24 hours a day. This interaction directly affects the physical installation located at the Ogaki City Art Museum in Gifu, Japan. The work exemplifies the fusion of digital and physical spaces, showcasing the potential of the internet as a medium for real-time global interaction.

~ Leonardo, Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology (2000)

Thank you for repairing this important artifact. Soon our entire cultural history will be mediated by artificial intelligence. We will no longer need to do the costly and difficult work of maintaining relics of the past. Not only will we be "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace" as Richard Brautigan imagined in 1967, our understanding of the past and therefore our future will be seen through this infaliable algorithmic lens.

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