This is what happened when I typed my name into “Personas,” an installation by Aaron Zinman.
You type in your name and it data mines the web, giving you an analysis of the findings. From the website:
Personas shows you how the Internet sees you. It is a critique of data mining, revealing the computer’s uncanny insights and inadvertent errors.
Since I don’t have a last name, I used “needle felting” so it’d only return info about me. As a result, I think this is more of a summation of the themes of my work. Spooky how much this program gleaned about what’s “behind the cute” of a lot of what I create.
These are consistently magnificent. How could he possibly pick just one? I mean… sure, there’s the one with him white knuckling his sandwich while huggin’ a tree. But wait, the one holding his cock is also quite nice.
I guess all there is left to say is “Ladies and gentleman, I give you Kyle Marlet.”
You’ll notice a ballpoint addition to “The Things That Are Soft And Furry” exhibit over to the left of the bear cub. My dad contributed an extra item on a pedestal and called it “Mom’s Tuschy.”
And no, I prefer not to think about whether it’s an accurate drawing or not, okay?
