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Nothing Can Ever Be The Same

Nothing Can Ever Be The Same

Synopsis

Created in collaboration with documentary filmmaker Gary Hustwit, Nothing Can Ever Be The Same is a 168-hour-long real-time generative work, re-imagining the visual archive and music of Brian Eno. Uses a bespoke generative system developed by Dawes and Hustwit to create an ever-changing visual artwork that is unpredictable and defies categorisation.
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Details

Year
2023
Type of project
XR / Immersive
Running time
168 hours+
Format
Realtime Generative Installation
Director
Brendan Dawes, Gary Hustwit
Producer
Brendan Dawes, Gary Hustwit
Principal cast
Brian Eno

Genre

Experimental

Categories

Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Anamorph

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