Maurice Benayoun: Emotion Forecast

“Emotion Forecast” (2010) from Maurice Benayoun’s “Mechanics of Emotions” series, reflects on the notion of the Internet as the nervous system of the world. It takes data from the Internet that measures 48 emotions on websites related to current events in more than 3200 cities worldwide, researches proximity of emotions and locations, and forecasts the tendencies for the next 2 days. The work is a hybrid integration of stock ticker display and the human factor.

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Maurice Benayoun: Occupy Wall Screens

“Occupy Wall Screens” (2011) from Maurice Benayoun’s “Mechanics of Emotions” series, reflects on the notion of the Internet as the nervous system of the world. The left side of the piece projects data collected from search engines that maps and assesses the emotional trends of cities active in the OWS movement, and the right side shows the market trend of financial stocks. 99% down, 1% up!

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    John Cage (1912-1992) was a singularly inventive and much beloved American composer, writer, philosopher, and visual artist, whose influence, already profound, has yet to be fully felt.

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