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Luminous clones replicate the body movements of visitors, printers whirr in a physical manifestation of Wikipedia’s constant updates and an “HTML5 experiment” creates spiraling abstract graphics.
Wannabe artists from around the world create a collective homage to Johnny Cash through thousands of portraits of the singer, and robots respond to your presence in an enclosed arena where they’d been happily co-existing and communicating.
The third installment of Alpha-ville takes the theme of “post-digital” culture, seeing the digital age as old hat – or at least the novelty element of it – and choosing to place greater scrutiny on the ways in which it can be galvanised most exquisitely and made accessible to as many people as possible.
Netil House, Space Studios and the Whitechapel Gallery are among the host venues for a programme timed to run alongside the ongoing London Design Festival and the Digital Design Weekend starting on Friday (September 23 2011) at the V&A.
Playthings to look out for include a smartphone app, Hackney Hear, which regales you with stories, music, poetry and conversation as you walk through London Fields and along Broadway Market, triggered by the GPS on your mobile.
There’s also a brimming line-up of music, audio-visual sets, talks and performances.
- Check out the festival online for all the details.
