Introduction
Asendorf dates the work to 2021 and lists WebGL, GLSL and JavaScript. An fxhash determines the initial grid; four noise algorithms alter pixels as four reset algorithms reorganise them.
View full image ↗Browser capture of the artist-hosted Reading a book by Kim Asendorf, running on 3 October 2026. This records one display state without identifying a historical token.
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Reading a book: pixel disturbance and reset
ANTI-AI ARCHIVE · Revised 2026-10-03
Work and historical context
This entry for Kim Asendorf is dated 2021, under the original title Reading a book. Uses the artist’s year; later collection or editorial dates are not treated as release dates.
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Process and material
Asendorf dates the work to 2021 and lists WebGL, GLSL and JavaScript. An fxhash determines the initial grid; four noise algorithms alter pixels as four reset algorithms reorganise them.
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Viewing the work and its documentation
The artist presentation offers Reload and Fullscreen controls for Reading a book. Follow cells changing and reorganising over time: duration, local attention and structural restoration reveal more than a still of a coloured grid.
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Art-historical significance and comparison
Editorial interpretation: Disturbance and return operate together, making temporal structure more revealing than a cover image and adding a distinct real-time pixel practice to Tezos history.
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Disturbance and return operate together, making temporal structure more revealing than a cover image and adding a distinct real-time pixel practice to Tezos history.
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Dates & version record
Date displayed for this node: 2021 · Historical date recorded for the source: 2021
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Reading a book
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