Review of V&A exhibition: ‘Decode’
Here it is, my review for Rhizome of ‘Decode’ at the V & A:
Digital Reflections and Refractions
A large installation in the Grand Entrance of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum clatters away, registering its presence in this historic hallway. Jointly commissioned (by the V & A and SAP), bit.code (2009), by Julius Popp, consists of a large panel of black and white blocks which appear to represent a curious, indecipherable code as they rotate around their frame. Periodically its units align, clearly depicting popular terms streamed live from news site feeds. In this physical form and location, this is real-time made somehow more timely. Looming over visitors, a literal staging of data being decoded, the work asserts itself as an apt entry portal to “Decode“, the V & A’s inaugural exhibition of contemporary digital and interactive design. More…
喔！最悲慘的事並非夭折早逝，而是當我活到七十五歲，卻發現自己從未真正活過。 ..................................................