Garrett Lynch IRL

Compositions for the Infinite Scroll

Ireland

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Compositions for the Infinite Scroll is a series of site-specific network-generated works for the web that employ the infinite scroll format of social media websites, weblogs and e-commerce websites.

The format is not employed in the typical way as an automated means of accessing a stream of content, such as user updates, posts or products that are each unique or distinct, and is intended to be user-friendly by minimising interaction and increasing user engagement.

Instead, Compositions for the Infinite Scroll utilises a user’s scrolling action to create its content of random compositions on the fly.

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Each version of Compositions for the Infinite Scroll explores various ideas of vertical panoramas, endless myrioramas, parallax scrolling, movement, combinations, colour, form, abstraction and juxtaposition. Each composition created as part of each version is a generative artwork that forms part of a series created as the user scrolls.

The series is unique to each user’s visit, not repeated or stored and potentially infinitely long, only ending when the user stops scrolling or the browser runs out of memory.

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Compositions for the Infinite Scroll explores a sense of wonder in networked algorithmic art and how these are specific (site-specific) to the web.

Garrett Lynch IRL

Garrett Lynch IRL is an artist, lecturer, curator and theorist. His practice, spanning online art, installation, performance and writing, explores networks within an artistic context; the spaces between artist, artworks and audience as a means, site and context for artistic initiation, creation and discourse. He has previously exhibited internationally at venues such as the European Media Art Festival (EMAF), Osnabrück; Filmwinter Festival for Expanded Media, Stuttgart; Kreuzberg Pavillon, Berlin; 319 Scholes, New York; Victoria and Albert Museum, Watermans and Furtherfield, London; Tate, St. Ives; NeMe Arts Centre, Limassol; Madatac X, Madrid and Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul.

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