Description

Virtual Entity is a philosophical research starting from the assumption that the concepts of authenticity, ownership, uniqueness and seriality are, within the digital domain, no longer valid whereas they are not redefined.

The practical aspect of this research is a new software being specifically developed to release, license, and catalogue digital files. This system, transforming the traditional approach towards metadata, is based on the idea that any file is an independent creation living its own life and experiencing various levels of transformation and progressive generation (of meaning, shape, and entities) in the course of its virtual existence. This way digital resources, interpreted as cultural units, are considered the main actors of the web.

Virtual Entity constructs in parallel a theoretical mythical world and its functional technical counterpart; it is, in this sense, a physical and metaphysical metadata. Its (viral) diffusion may generate a decentralized archive characterized by spontaneous and uncontrollable growth. Read about concept and development, and see the project documentation.

News

This project is currently part of the Imaginary Property research produced by Jan van Eyck Academie - Design Department - Maastricht (NL) - Sept 08 / Aug 09.

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