Hosted

Olia Lialina, 2020

“@despens: hosted images are so hosted!”
Raphael Bastide, 15 Nov 2013, on Twitter

Network performance for a swimmer, 5 clouds, 70 free hosting services, and 7000 buckets. Commissioned by Arebyte Gallery, London; exhibition automation (AI): Dragan Espenschied; camera: Adrian Schmidt; stuntman: Jurij Espenschied; special thanks to Leo Vetter Bad and Katharina Woydt.

Last updated September 2023

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