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Created by fully automated scripts using source images from the Internet.

spaces cruft

Spaces Cruft (for C.K.S.)

This cruft algorithm extracts a photo from a recent online obituary. The image is then processed and the empty space highlighted in red. I want this double portrait cruft to be a memorial to those who have passed away, as well as a daily reminder to us of the space we will eventually leave behind.

Borrowing the computer hacker term "Cruft" I have applied it to my current series of images. I create these CRUFT images by writing 'recipes' (also known as an algorithm). An automated system follows the instructions, first harvesting selected source material from the Internet, and then processing that information into a CRUFT, generating images 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.