Thread of Fate [2014]
Enter a number from 104 to 300 to choose your destiny with teletext!
https://www.raquelmeyers.com/thread_of_fate/100.html
In ancient times the development of events beyond a person’s control was determined by a supernatural power. Mythological characters like the Norns rule our destiny, but today we change the fate of gods for a fate in computers. We substitute beliefs for rationality. Computers can analyze true consequences of human nature and tell us what to do, but this is a machine fantasy, a dream of the machine.We twine the thread of fate in a computer screen, into a grid who provides a framework to determine the final output.
Awards:
Teletext Art Achievement Award to artist Raquel Meyers (SWE) / International Teletext Art Festival ITAF 2014, Berlin, DE
Raquel Meyers was rewarded for her highly elaborated and unique style of her own; her outstanding technical expertise and ability of storytelling through the teletext format. The jury acknowledged especially how teletext art plays an integral role of her overall artistic work including embroidery and old computer technologies.
Publications:
Thread of fate (Teletext Norns) by raquel meyers (2014)
9″x 7″ Paperback, 176 Pages, Black & white #teletext and Color cover.
Thread of Fate. From Teletext to XStitch [2014]