Cory Arcangel

Cory Arcangel is a computer artist, performer, and curator who lives and works in Brooklyn. His work centers on his love of personal computers and the Internet. He is currently a senior fellow at Eyebeam Atelier in Manhattan. He is a member of the artist groups, BEIGE, + R.S.G.

Cory Arcangel (USA), Data Diaries, 2002, software, internet browser (courtesy of the artist)

In this classic piece of glitch art, the New York artist transforms a core dump into art. In computing, a core dump consists of the recorded state of the working memory of a computer programme at a specific time, generally when the programme has terminated abnormally where e-mails, texts and images are stored in the memory of the computer. In these works, the material is provided by a computer crash. form is provided by the artist. then press ‘play’ and the computer memory becomes video art, all at a simple, proverbial click. cory arcangel has simply taken his talent for hacking one step further, transforming the hidden world of computer memory into a day-by-day diary.