FLUX PORTRAIT OF GEORGE MAČIŪNAS

  

Self-portrait of George Mačiūnas

Paper and ink on felt

2011

"Maciunas and Beyond: Fluxus Never Stops" Satellite Exhibition
Kaunas Biennial, Kaunas, Lithuania

 

In the spirit of FLUXUS artist George Mačiūnas' pixelated self-portrait, the same was rendered into a QR code that links up to a digital version of the original:

STUDIO WORK: BIOMETRIC SUPREMATISM

Further consideration of electronic travel symbolism.  This biometrics symbol featured

on modern passports indicates invisible information contained therein.  As a component of

identification the biometric device can contain various and extensive elements of individual

and national identity.  As a totalitarian tool it possesses the means of electronically tracking

the bearer's movements across the planet.

With a small addition it has been altered to reflect an icon of abstraction

by Kazimir Malevich and amplified by Neue Slowenische Kunst.

STUDIO WORK: NSK QUICK RESPONSE

"Reaction time is a factor in this so please pay attention"

-Holden, Blade Runner

NSK ELECTRONIC TRANSIT VISA:

(This code can be scanned right off the screen).

Each code will be customized to a visual element or department of the NSK State.  The final

iteration of the project will include a virtual art exhibition that, like the NSK State,

will defy any sense of physical boundaries.