Abstract Oracle Miner 0009328437

Web-based software
Guo Cheng & Weihao Qiu
2021

Abstract Oracle Miner 0009328437" is an iteration of Guo's installation work, Abstract Oracle Generator." The miner" is a virtual device producing different acronym combinations, which act like prophecies responding to questions raised by participantsor whoever is wandering in the digital world. Through rendering several complex 3D scenes, the algorithm takes the hardware performance evaluation values as random seeds to generate a virtual oracle." During the process, the temperature of hardware running the webpage may rise, the cooling fan may generate noises and the image rendering may slow down. In other words, the oracle" takes the offering from the hardwarethe foundational structure of the virtual world, reminding viewers that the virtual" is by no means effortless, weightless, or light as a feather. The oracle produced by the computing power consumption is objectively better" than other forms of human divination, and the abstraction of the conjured visions can expand participants imagination.

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About artists

Guo Cheng 
Guo Cheng is an artist currently living and working in Shanghai. His practice mainly focuses on exploring the mutual impacts and influences between established/emerging technologies and individuals in the context of culture and social life. In recent years, his practice has dealt with themes such as the Anthropocene and second nature, digitized interobjectivity, and the ideologies behind various infrastructures. Guo Cheng's works often use humorous yet calm language to link grand issues with seemingly arbitrary objects, and to provide critical perspectives for discussion.

His recent solo exhibitions include: Almost Unmeant (Magician Space, Beijing, 2020), Down to Earth (Canton Gallery, Guangzhou, 2019). Group exhibitions include: Terminal>_ How Do We Begin? (X museum, Beijing, 2020), The Eternal Network (exhibition of Transmediale 2020, HKW, Berlin), The Process of Art: TOOLS AT WORK, (Power Station of Art, Shanghai, 2019), Notes from Pallet Town(UCCA Dune, Qinhuangdao, 2019), Open Codes. Connected Bots (Chronus Art Center, Shanghai, 2019), and others.

Guo Cheng has obtained such awards as Ars Electronica Honorary Mentions, Linz (2020); CAC://DKU Research & Creation Fellowship, Shanghai (2020); STARTS Prize Nomination, Linz (2020); the Digital Earth fellowship (2018-2019); the Special Jury Prize of Huayu Youth Award, Sanya (2018); and the Bio-Art & Design Award, The Hague (2017).

www.guo-cheng.net

Weihao Qiu

Weihao Qiu is a Southern California-based Media Artist. He has been practicing visual art creation with creative computation since completing his undergraduate study in Computer Science. Weihao is passionate about photography, data, and algorithms, where he gained inspiration for creating data visualization and interactive installation. His works were exhibited in the Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation and the Beijing Times Art Museum.

Weihao is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Media Arts and Technology (MAT) program at University of California, Santa Barbara. His research focuses presently on AI-based art with movement data.

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