kNΞM::blob_LV is a hybrid physical-digital monument that reimagines kinema ikon's 55-year archive as a self-aware, evolving system. It merges experimental film, glitch aesthetics, and decentralized technology to transform passive archives into a playful, participatory experience. The monument is both a tribute to the past and a speculative tool for reconfiguring memory.

[Bogdanator]
Utopian (dead language keeper) / 220x100x100

[ d s l x ]
sound / 4b [2021-08-01 025158] (07:10) + DR0000_0085:153:158:160:161:163

[reVoltaire]
film / based on kinema ikon 50 catalog / (07:10)
OST: [ d s l x ]

In 2016, at the end of the 3rd season of the kinema ikon: series, ki closed a Time Capsule, whose contents still remain shrouded in mystery. As opposed to the classical routine, THIS time capsule was NOT buried, but stored away at kinema ikon HQ. The photograph of the time capsule's key - key.jpg - available for purchase as a NFT, grants the buyer the right to open the Time Capsule on Tuesday, the 28th of October 2070, at 20.16h, for the anniversary of the kinema ikon's centennial. (The actual schedule, key location and other details will be available shortly; stay tuned. reminder: Facebook event + timer / www.kinema-ikon.net)

all films produced by kinema ikon were transformed into over 200 transparent, superimposed layers. the result is a film of films with a duration of seven to eight minutes. antiVorspann is scheduled to run according to its own algorithm from 01.01.1970 until 28.10.2070 at 20:16, when, on the kinema ikon's centennial, the Time Capsule will be opened. the installation antiVorspann consists of a computer, a monitor, and an app. there are 4 independent versions made by geosab, reVoltaire, gH. [ d s l x ], Bogdanator, with programming by pixelhunter.

online, antiVorspann combines all 4 versions into one, and functions as a user manual for the entire project.

(at any moment of viewing, the following data is displayed on the right of the screen: the second the movie is at / the milliseconds that have passed since the first frame / the time left until the end of the movie).

We wish you a pleasant viewing!

user's guide • survival ki is a portable hard drive containing all kinema ikon art work produced since 1970. • the present HDDs, named HDD1, HDD2, HDD3, HDD4, HDD5, HDD6 are located at kinema ikon HQ • all HDDs content will be periodically updated until its expiration; the most recent material will then be transferred onto another storage medium, with a new expiration date specified. • once expired, the current HDD will preserve the information it accumulated [during its life] and will in turn become a kinema ikon exhibition item.

all HDDs content may be acquired by third parties: individuals / galleries / museums / etc. • in addition to its digital material, the HDDs device may also be acquired. • the owner is not granted permission to use any kinema ikon digital content for commercial purposes. • the owner shall not make copies or reproductions of any kinema ikon digital content. • the owner may use the kinema ikon digital content for research only. • if and when any kinema ikon digital content is to be shown or presented in a public setting, whether in the context of an exhibition, screening, etc. previous permission must be granted by kinema ikon. • the custodian of survival ki is reVoltaire.

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