Random Number Generator (LavaRnd) #1
Künstler/in
Lazar Lyutakov
(geb. 1977 in Shabla, Bulgarien)
Date2017
ClassificationsObjekt
MediumLaboratory equipment, vintage Mathmos lamps, digital print on acrylicglass, tape
Dimensionsca: 85 × 67 × 40 cm
Credit LineArtothek des Bundes
Object number28204
DescriptionThe work refers to the equipment, used by the Californian companySilicon Graphics to create a hardware random number generator in thelate 90´s. It worked by taking pictures of the patterns made by thefloating material in lava lamps, extracting random data from thepicture. As of 2017, Cloud[[missing key: detailactions.not-available-label]]
