Finally, the research into file formats and the opportunities they provide for artistic and technological experimentation was taken one-step further in extrafile, an application written by Kim Asendorf in 2011. Asendorf describes the purpose of his software as ‘a project for developing new image file formats for artistic purposes’. The extrafile software presents the concept of an image file format as a work of art, bringing the filename extension into the scope of the artwork itself, as a form of image exclusivity.08
Asendorf, Kim and Rosa Menkman. Extrafile vs. Monglot. BLINX. 2011.
Asendorf, Kim and Rosa Menkman. Extrafile vs. Monglot. BASCII. 2011.
08 | Kim Asendorf, extrafile, 2011, http://extrafile.org/.
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