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@kimasendorf describes his work Cargo, 2023, as “…a series of abstract paintings created with animated pixels that are constantly moving without ever repeating.” Asendorf’s earlier work, Reading a Book, 2021, feels like it could be similarly described.

I’ve recently been running Reading a Book on a second monitor while I work. It’s wonderful to have art running in my peripheral vision. If I need to pause for a moment I get to see a state I’ve never seen before and won’t ever see again, and it’s always a moment of serenity.

As I’ve run the work full screen, I’ve explored what happens when I change the browser zoom. In a way, collecting a Reading a Book token is like collecting many related motion paintings because the work responds to the dimensions and pixel depth of the display it’s being presented on.

In an effort to help others understand this, I made a quick video compiling screen recordings of one example of Reading a Book at a variety of zoom settings. I hope you enjoy.

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This doesn’t include exploration of vertical orientation, which is on my to do list. 📱

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I got here after Monogrid. Wish I had one! Thanks for the support.

Thanks for this observation. I am a big fan of Kim’s art (still holding my monogrid).

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