Through the Aleph: A Glimpse of the World in Real Time

Through the Aleph is a net art project offering an unprecedented visual and interactive experience where many places on Earth and in space can be seen simultaneously in an instant. It visualises the diversity of human civilisations (microcosm) and the unity of humanity without borders in the everchanging universe (macrocosm); it draws the connections between individuals and the global environment, Earth and outer space, eternity and time, and art and science. With an unexpected approach to surveillance cameras and global networks this meditative web project uses live data to create an abstract landscape in an open source environment. It not only embraces the dream of peace on Earth but also explores the bond between humankind and nature through time and space in the present moment.

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Jing Zhou

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Publication date: July 2017

Publication date (Print): July 2017

Pages: 385-386

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[0001]Monmouth University

New Jersey, USA

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2017.76

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Conference name: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2017)

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Conference location: London, UK

Conference date: 11 – 13 July 2017

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

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1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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3. REFERENCES

J Borges 1970 The Aleph and Other Stories New York E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc

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[1] J Borges 1970 The Aleph and Other Stories New York E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc

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