Active Spirit
If art would be alive,
would the artist still be its author?
Ian Cheng
is an American artist who pioneered living simulations that evolve in real time, without intervention from the artist after their launch.
SYSTEM READOUT
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> 00:00:00
CAMERA_SPAWNED
ID: 0000
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> 00:05:24
ENTITY_SPAWNED
ID: 0032
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> 00:20:09
ENTITIES_WALKED
ID: 0000
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> 00:30:00
CAMERA_DISPAWNED
ID: 0000
PARAMETERS
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ENERGY
0.64
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LIFE
0.98
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SPEED
0.53
SYSTEM NOTE
Since 2012, he has been exploring a fundamental question: can we create something that really lives alone?
- X = -21.83
- Y = +3.32
- Z = +2.41