Fragment: Portable illumination. Dozens of small objects, each containing a sealed light source and power cell. All cells discharged. All lights dark. Taxonomy indicates these were carried on the person in conditions of inadequate ambient light. Noted. silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity

Notes medium.com/bertuchs-gar... #art #culture #painting #mentalhealth #painters #artists #RichardDadd

From the project 'Consumed'. Algorithmically simulated image decay (no AI). The Alamo, 1984, originally on #Kodachrome linktr.ee/zolachrome #photography #originalphotography #artphotography #art #visualarts #culture #filmphotography #believeinfilm #analogue #analog

From the project 'Consumed'. Algorithmically simulated image decay (no AI). linktr.ee/zolachrome #photography #originalphotography #artphotography #art #visualarts #culture

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Richard Dadd wasn't an outsider. Indeed, it's what was inside that made him a unique artist. New article by me in Bertuch's Garden. medium.com/bertuchs-gar... #art #culture #painting #mentalhealth #painters #artists #RichardDadd

Richard Dadd inside out

Often portrayed as an outsider, beyond the norms of art and society, artist Richard Dadd was instead gloriously connected to his inner…

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The reformatted dumpsters of Tencent Qzone silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #art #society #environment #posthistory #multimedia #archive #civilization

Fragment: Gallery 9. A large, faded printed substrate depicts a landscape of apparent natural origin but abnormal colour saturation. It does not correspond to any currently recoverable geographic record. It may be composite or aspirational in origin. silentmuseum.org #art #society #environment

Fragment: Dust analysis update. The fine upper-layer particles contain microfibers identified as synthetic textile origin. They appear to be shed continuously from fabrics during use. Quantities here suggest an extraordinary volume of such textiles. silentmuseum.org #culture #archive

The unclaimed listings of the ZX80 silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #art #society #environment #posthistory #multimedia #archive #civilization

Fragment: East Wing. All textiles here are folded with extreme precision. No evidence of use or bodily contact. The folds themselves appear to constitute the primary function of these objects. Taxonomy uncertain. silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #art #environment #posthistory #archive

Fragment: Vitrine 77. Objects here are constructed to simulate the physical properties of real objects while providing none of their original function. Significance concentrated entirely in form. silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #art #society #multimedia #archive #civilization

The frangible typewriters of Texaco Towers silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #art #society #environment #posthistory #multimedia #archive #civilization

Fragment: The lower, grit layer is a complex amalgam of oxides, mostly of calcium, silicon, lead and titanium. Also traces … silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #art #society #environment #posthistory #multimedia #archive #civilization

The forfeited redundancy notices of Room 404 silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #art #society #environment #posthistory #multimedia #archive #civilization

The #beauty in decay. Embracing bitrot to understand our future digital legacy. No AI involved. silentmuseum.org/engineroom/ #museum #culture #humanity #art #society #environment #posthistory #multimedia #media #photography

Fragment: As yet no trace or record or symbolic representations of actual, individual human beings as they would have appeared in life have been recovered or restored. There is no human residue or any trace within the rectilinear containers. silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #society

Broswell Conjecture #3: Information technology is broken and we need to decide if it is an existential threat to human life and thought. silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #art #society #environment #posthistory #multimedia #archive #civilization

The muted hallucinations of AI innocence silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #art #society #environment #posthistory #multimedia #archive #civilization

Fragment: Object SM-832. A complex assemblage of metal and polymer, designed to apply controlled heat to a specific portion of the human cranium to achieve a temporary alteration in morphology. All fragments are here: silentmuseum.org/rounds/ #museum #culture #humanity #archive #civilization

Broswell Conjecture #2: Social media corporations are unable and unwilling to take care of the most comprehensive archival record of human interactions ever made. silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #art #society #environment #posthistory #multimedia #archive #civilization

The Silent Museum examines our present time as seen in the rear view mirror of a badly driven vehicle. It collects the remnants of today. silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #art #society #environment #posthistory #multimedia #archive #civilization

Museums may be seen as a form of ludic space in which sometimes aggressive, often imperialist cultural games are played. This makes them perfectly suited to a transition to the computer gaming realm. txbroswell.itch.io/the-silent-m... #museum #game #culture #humanity #art #society #civilization

The diseased fantasies of Lisp silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #art #society #environment #posthistory #multimedia #archive #civilization

Is no-one paying attention to the Smoke in the Palace? silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #art #society #environment #posthistory #multimedia #archive #civilization

Broswell Conjecture #1: Humankind has lost control of its material legacy. We are unable to sort, discard, conserve or curate our own story. silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #art #society #environment #posthistory #multimedia #archive #civilization

Fragment: Lower level, preliminary assessment. Access difficult. Floor covering here is a synthetic material that has partially delaminated and curled. Beneath it is evidence of a previous floor covering. And beneath that, another. silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #civilization #art

The delightful reboots of the Clipper Chip silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humanity #art #society #environment #posthistory #multimedia #archive #civilization

The misaligned invoices of the Memex silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humankind #art #society #environment

Fragment: Atmosphere update. The organic solvent traces have increased slightly in concentration in Gallery 4. Possibly related to the fractured rooflight and current atmospheric conditions. Or possibly related to something in the lower levels. silentmuseum.org #museum #culture #humankind #art