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 Ruins in ASCII  Exhibitions  Images  Video  Specs  Source  Donate  Author

Most of these images have a gi-normous TIFF counterpart in high-resolution/
that is bereft of overlaid attribution. Media or other qualified individuals
are entreated to contact the author for access credentials.

The project today:
Line drawing of Ruins in ASCII's heritage as an IBM 3690 POS cash register running GNU/Linux. Thumbnail.  Isometric and general view photograph of Ruins in ASCII against a dark background. Thumbnail.  Photograph of the Ruins in ASCII sculpture inside an Atlanta, Georgia tunnel. Thumbnail. 
Close-up photograph of Ruins in ASCII's tiny 9-inch screen playing a selection of video in which explorers walk down New York City's abandoned Croton Aqueduct. Thumbnail.  Composite of several close-up photographs of Ruins in ASCII's displays; the bare 9-inch paper white phosphor CRT, and the 2x20 POS VFD. Thumbnail.  Close-up photograph of Ruins in ASCII's vacuum fluorescent display (VFD), reading 'Ruins in ASCII, by Aaron Benoy.' Thumbnail. 

Project in NYC Spontaneous Generation exhibition:
Photograph of Ruins in ASCII in the lower Manhattan 3 Legged Dog art gallery for Ars Subterranea's Spontaneous Generation exhibit in the Downtown NYC River to River Festival 2005. Thumbnail  Photograph of Ruins in ASCII in the lower Manhattan 3 Legged Dog art gallery for Ars Subterranea's Spontaneous Generation exhibit in the Downtown NYC River to River Festival 2005. Thumbnail  Photograph of Ruins in ASCII in the lower Manhattan 3 Legged Dog art gallery for Ars Subterranea's Spontaneous Generation exhibit in the Downtown NYC River to River Festival 2005. Thumbnail 

Project in Eyedrum exhibition:
Photograph of the iconic industrial hopper outside Atlanta's Eyedrum Contemporary Art Center. Thumbnail  Photograph of Ruins in ASCII in exhibition at Atlanta's Eyedrum Contemporary Art Center on 19 Nov 2004. Thumbnail  Closeup photograph of Ruins in ASCII in exhibition at Atlanta's Eyedrum Contemporary Art Center on 19 Nov 2004. Thumbnail 

Project in The Five Spot exhibition:
Photograph of the sign outside the Atlanta, GA venue 'The 5 Spot,' located in the Little 5 Points neighborhood. Thumbnail  Photograph of artists 'syn_sib' performing alongside Ruins in ASCII at the Atlanta, GA venue 'The 5 Spot,' located in the Little 5 Points neighborhood. Thumbnail  Photograph of artists 'syn_sib' performing alongside Ruins in ASCII at the Atlanta, GA venue 'The 5 Spot,' located in the Little 5 Points neighborhood. Thumbnail 

The 20040827 Slashdot article about the project, replete with logfile
analysis of the etherial logjam:
Logfile analysis of the so-called 'slashdotting' endured by the project's host, ascii.pdp10.org. Graph shows cumulative sessions on the host over a 7-day period. Thumbnail.  Logfile analysis of the so-called 'slashdotting' endured by the project's host, ascii.pdp10.org. Graph shows sessions per hour on the host over a 7-day period. Thumbnail.  Screenshot of Slashdot's 20040827 article on Ruins in ASCII entitled `Linux on a Used Cash Register: Reloaded.' Thumbnail 
Logfile analysis of the so-called 'slashdotting' endured by the project's host, ascii.pdp10.org. Graph shows cumulative sessions on the host over a 3-hour period. Thumbnail.  Logfile analysis of the so-called 'slashdotting' endured by the project's host, ascii.pdp10.org. Graph shows sessions per minute on the host over a 3-hour period. Thumbnail. 

Project in the Atlanta Underground Film Festival:

Photograph of the outside of the Art Farm venue where the 'Demolition' exhibition of the Atlanta Underground Film Festival took place. Thumbnail.  Close-up photograph of the Ruins in ASCII device inside the Art Farm venue for the Atlanta Underground Film Festival's 'Demolition' exhibition. Thumbnail. 
Three-quarter rearview photograph of the Ruins in ASCII device at the Art Farm venue for the Atlanta Underground Film Festival's 'Demolition' exhibition. Thumbnail.  Three-quarter frontal photograph of the Ruins in ASCII device at the Art Farm venue for the Atlanta Underground Film Festival's 'Demolition' exhibition. Thumbnail. 

Project in Soul Bar exhibition (see bounty):
Publicity flyer for Soul Bar's 20040305 First Friday art exhibition in Augusta, Georgia. Thumbnail 

Project's precursor in Berlin exhibition:
Photograph of the long, eerily-lit corridor leading to the 'New York Underground meets Berlin Underground' event. The precursor work to Ruins in ASCII was projected during this event at the vacant Postdamer Platz U-Bahn station. Thumbnail.  Photograph of the disused train platform upon which the 'New York Underground meets Berlin Underground' event was performed. The precursor work to Ruins in ASCII was projected during this event at the vacant Postdamer Platz U-Bahn station. Thumbnail.  AV technician makes adjustments while author's video plays at the 'New York Underground meets Berlin Underground' event. The precursor work to Ruins in ASCII was projected during this event at the vacant Postdamer Platz U-Bahn station. Thumbnail. 
Photographic polyptych of author's work at the 'New York Underground meets Berlin Underground' event. The precursor work to Ruins in ASCII was projected during this event at the vacant Postdamer Platz U-Bahn station. Cameo by 'Met State' director Bryan Papciak. Thumbnail.  Panoramic photograph of the author's work and a rapt audience at the 'New York Underground meets Berlin Underground' event. The precursor work to Ruins in ASCII was projected during this event at the vacant Postdamer Platz U-Bahn station. Thumbnail. 
Photograph of the placard outside the Blue Box in Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany publicising the 'New York Underground meets Berlin Underground' event. The precursor work to Ruins in ASCII was projected during this event at the vacant Postdamer Platz U-Bahn station. Thumbnail.  Photograph of the cover of Zitty magazine, and an excerpt of the article therein in which the 'New York Underground meets Berlin Underground' event was covered (Pub. 20020904, p.143). The precursor work to Ruins in ASCII was projected during this event at the vacant Postdamer Platz U-Bahn station. Thumbnail.  Photograph of the Berliner Morgenpost article covering the 'New York Underground meets Berlin Underground' event (Pub. 20020910, p.13). The precursor work to Ruins in ASCII was projected during this event at the vacant Postdamer Platz U-Bahn station. Thumbnail. 

The project in development:
Composite of 9 photographs of the Ruins in ASCII sculpture during early phases of it's assembly. As the whiteboard shows, the finished product differs significantly from the original plan. Thumbnail.  Photograph of Ruins in ASCII's point-of-sale (POS) pole display before it was integrated into the sculpture. The vacuum fluorescent display (VFD), reads: 'ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US.' Thumbnail.  Assembly close-up photograph of Ruins in ASCII's power switch, labeled 'D3A7H-5W1TCH.' Thumbnail. 
Photograph of the nearly-complete Ruins in ASCII device from the rear before the Faraday cage was stapled on. Thumbnail.  Close-up photograph of Ruins in ASCII's 9-inch CRT before the Faraday cage was stapled on. Thumbnail.  Photograph looking down into the nearly-complete Ruins in ASCII device from the top before the Faraday cage was stapled on. Thumbnail.  
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