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We are proud to present Deep Time, the first ever exhibition on JPG. Deep time refers to an expansive sense of time that dwarfs human history, stretching far into the past and forwards to the distant future. It is most commonly associated with cosmic and geological processes: the inching crawl of a glacier; the slow formation of a star; the gradual transformation of the Earth due to forces both natural and man-made. The defining quality of deep time is its evasion of a human frame of reference. It is too vast and obscure to be grasped. As the American writer John McPhee described it, if the Earth’s history is the length of an arm, human history is but a single scratch of a nail file on its middle finger. The scale of deep time can be troubling, casting a shadow of insignificance over human existence. And yet by virtue of this fact, deep time has long been an alluring subject for artists, writers, and others alike, who have been enchanted by its mystery and have embraced it in their work. Looking beyond culture, blockchain and its promise of persistence embody a different kind of deep time. Each block in a blockchain is an autonomous unit within the automated system of ‘block time’. Since the data stored on a blockchain has permanence for as long as there are active, decentralized nodes, its blocks are a potential fossil record of transactions many years or even centuries old. The following exhibition will explore these ideas through a wide-ranging selection of artworks. Some refer to deep time directly, depicting geological matter and scenes from outer space. Others have been chosen because they incorporate duration and change in imaginative ways. There are works that mutate and degrade, works that breed other works, and works that are meant to last forever. There are works that express the potential of new technologies by returning to those of the past. And there are works that invite us to reflect on time as the medium through which each of our lives is lived. We encourage you to take your time and hope you enjoy the show.
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Minted as part of her Satellites From the Future series, this work showcases Anne Spalter’s mastery of AI as an artistic medium. The piece is particularly remarkable for its textural transformations, with small creases in the image recalling the cracks of varnished oil paintings.
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Merging cryptography with concrete poetry, 1111 by Kevin Abosch is a series of 1111 images composed of hexadecimal characters in different colors and formations. Owners of works in the series are granted membership to a DAO and made stakeholders in certain future projects by Abosch. One of these involves launching 1111 Kosmos, a satellite that will orbit the Earth and collect climate change data. Abosch will use this data to create new artworks that will be airdropped to 1111 holders.
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Deep Time@We are proud to present Deep Time, the first ever exhibition on JPG. Deep time refers to an expansive sense of time that dwarfs human history, stretching far into the past and forwards to the distant future. It is most commonly associated with cosmic and geological processes: the inching crawl of a glacier; the slow formation of a star; the gradual transformation of the Earth due to forces both natural and man-made. The defining quality of deep time is its evasion of a human frame of reference. It is too vast and obscure to be grasped. As the American writer John McPhee described it, if the Earth’s history is the length of an arm, human history is but a single scratch of a nail file on its middle finger. The scale of deep time can be troubling, casting a shadow of insignificance over human existence. And yet by virtue of this fact, deep time has long been an alluring subject for artists, writers, and others alike, who have been enchanted by its mystery and have embraced it in their work. Looking beyond culture, blockchain and its promise of persistence embody a different kind of deep time. Each block in a blockchain is an autonomous unit within the automated system of ‘block time’. Since the data stored on a blockchain has permanence for as long as there are active, decentralized nodes, its blocks are a potential fossil record of transactions many years or even centuries old. The following exhibition will explore these ideas through a wide-ranging selection of artworks. Some refer to deep time directly, depicting geological matter and scenes from outer space. Others have been chosen because they incorporate duration and change in imaginative ways. There are works that mutate and degrade, works that breed other works, and works that are meant to last forever. There are works that express the potential of new technologies by returning to those of the past. And there are works that invite us to reflect on time as the medium through which each of our lives is lived. We encourage you to take your time and hope you enjoy the show.