Asymptote ArchitectureLise Anne CoutureHani Rashid I-Scapes 1.0, 1999

I-Scapes 1.0 is not a conventional object, but an immaterial collection of data points floating in electronic ether.

New York architects Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture (Asymptote Architecture) created this artifact by first collecting a sampling of common images: sneakers, buildings, cars, and advertisements. They then used software to stretch one form into another (or morph them, a term derived from the Greek word for form), fusing the disparate images into a continually changing digital picture. The result is a condensation and transformation of everyday things.

The architects playfully underscore the problem of exhibiting a design work that has no physical presence by displaying it on a digital video player encased in Plexiglas.

Artwork Info

Artwork title
I-Scapes 1.0
Artist names
Asymptote Architecture, Lise Anne Couture, Hani Rashid
Date created
1999
Classification
digital media
Medium
miniDV player, digital videotape, Plexiglas, and wood
Dimensions
16 5/8 × 12 × 12 in. (42.2 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm)
Date acquired
1999
Credit
Collection SFMOMA
Accessions Committee Fund purchase
Copyright
© Asymptote: Hani Rashid - Lise Anne Couture
Permanent URL
https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/99.255.A-D
Artwork status
Not on view at this time.

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