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Tarar, Shaheer (2026) (moth) in relay. [Art/Design Item]
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(moth) in relay flying to the Marseille cable landing sites and searching the web for information about them.
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| Type of Research: | Art/Design Item |
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| Creators: | Tarar, Shaheer |
| Description: | In 1947, scientists working on the Harvard Mark II computer found a moth trapped in the relay circuits of the machine, impeding its function. They taped the dead moth into the computer’s logbook and wrote: “(moth) in relay ... First actual case of bug being found.” This work conjures a world where the moth remains trapped in the computer and searches for a way out of the machine. It autonomously flies across global internet infrastructure, and each time it locates a data centre or cable landing station, it searches the web for information about that facility, hoping to find an escape from the relay. |
| Your affiliations with UAL: | Colleges > Central Saint Martins |
| Date: | 2026 |
| Related Websites: | https://moth-in-relay.net, https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/ghost-loop |
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| Related Exhibitions: | Ghost in the loop, The Photographers' Gallery |
| Locations / Venues: | Location From Date To Date The Photographers' Gallery, London, UK 6 March 2026 31 December 2028 |
| Material/Media: | Net Art |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Apr 2026 16:12 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Apr 2026 16:12 |
| Item ID: | 26251 |
| URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/26251 |
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